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I Watched the Shipman programme last night. Britains biggest mass murderer hiding in plain view. Chilling

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You can still borrow CD's DVDs yes. It is a great educational and social resource for the people of Burnley, the staff are fantastic and they'll get you anything you want through the UK library system. In researching Burnley history, you can't get the resources they have anywhere else. Yes, it was b...

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After six months of closure, Burnley Central Library Reopens on Wednesday 30th September.
Back to six days a week.

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I’d ask the AKL people what they can bring to BUrnley what we don’t already have. And second, what are their ambitions and expectations for the club.

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Sheffield United connection...https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesta ... 6563%3famp

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Just started Bobby Elliot's book. Starts off in the Talbot pub. Bobby was born in Bank Hall, Burnley and lived in Chiltern Avenue.

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Well done Jimmy!

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The West Ham in Crisis version...
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Just been down Burnley and only Santander and Natwest banks are open. The Nationwide, Marsden and Yorkshire Banks which are normally open on Saturday morning were all closed. Nationwide has a notice on the door saying, Closed - nearest bank is Blackburn . Er, no thanks. Barclays have been shut on Sa...

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The print Burnley Express is OK - but after a few pages into it, its become more a regional paper than a local one. The centre section is a reprint that covers half of Lancashire with four pages of recycled puzzles lifted from other papers. The online Burnley Express and LEP tweets are identical, an...

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Feb 1 1913 FA Cup 4th Round at Turf Moor, Burnley 4, Gainsborough Trinity 1 Directly after the match, Burnley signed Gainsborough's goalkeeper Ronnie Sewell, and both full backs, Cliff Jones and Sam Gunton. The following season, Ronnie Sewell stood in for Jerry Dawson in the 1914 Cup Final, and afte...

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Banks and supermarkets where self-service, self-scan, is Becoming the new norm. There’s No one to talk to any more. Online ‘shopping’ is even worse where you get ‘would you like to chat with one of our experts’ Er no thanks because basically You’re a robot. And when you try to speak to someone, you’...

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Looking at the polls Biden should walk it, but then this is America.

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This has to be Thread of the Day if not the year.

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The TV used to play The national anthem at the end of the evening when the telly shut down at midnight with the Epilogue. The cinemas used to play it at the end of the second house. That all went the way of the dodo.

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I’d be Happy for Burnley home games behind closed doors to be screened live So long as my season ticket I’ve paid for gives me access to watch it free. Once supporters are allowed back In the Turf then revert To normal.

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Iv'e lived through several governments since the early sixties. As a kid I can remember the 'White Heat' Wilson victory of 1964, Ted Heath, The Three Day Week, Wilson again, then 'Sunny Jim' Callaghan. The 78-9 Winter of Discontent, The Thatcher era, Inner City Riots, Three Million Unemployed, YTS a...

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mikeS wrote: ↑ Its a decent design but once again the logo and the company it advertises spoils it. Why do we need a Far East betting syndicate as our sponsor? First it was Fun88 then Laba they were both unheard of, and now this lot. Please get rid of the clubs association with nondescript betting f...

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Its a decent design but once again the logo and the company it advertises spoils it. Why do we need a Far East betting syndicate as our sponsor? First it was Fun88 then Laba they were both unheard of, and now this lot. Please get rid of the clubs association with nondescript betting firms BFC Board....

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Putins great record. Russia kicked out of the G8. Widespread Drugs cheating in Russian athletics. The Annexation of the Crimea Shooting down of A Dutch airliner Continued fighting on the disputes with Ukraine Radioactive polonium used to murder Litvinenko in London Targeted assassinations of the Skr...

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From Sky News online

"It's based on a modified form of the adenovirus, which causes the common cold.
And it's just completed a phase 1 study in 38 people - that's a trial to assess whether it has any major side effects and whether it produces a good immune response."

Its not a cure

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Sad news. Rest in Peace Tom.

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This From the same guy who sanctioned the use of Novochok nerve agent on the streets of Salisbury and Polonium In the murder of Litvinenko. No thanks and it’s not had any rigorous testing done beyond 40 Russians.

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Yep. I saw it. Looked to be headed toward Pendle.

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The number one statement on his CV was taking BUrnley into the Premier League. The rest follows that.

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Rhode Island in Burnley- there this morning all 50% off.
Eat out to help out!

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One point. That’s all it took.

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For restructure read austerity. More cuts and savings to divert cash to the south east.

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The barmy world of football.

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Ben - have you a Youtube channel with your old videos of BUrnley on?

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Will I be able to take a jet pack into Turf Moor in 50 years time?

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The One Show. One I hope is on the bin list.

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Vote vote vote ... BBC Sport site

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Wow! £10 off pies Hotdogs and Twixes at the Turf - but only in August ....DOh!!!

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What vacancies are their in the PL right now that Dyche can move to that are in a better position than Burnley?

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Rod Liddle Wrote a decent piece about Wigin yesterday. The unknown owners behind them would concern any football fan. Hopefully their predicament never happens here.

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80p an hour outside the hall.

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Been watching ‘Sunderland Till I Die’ on Netflix during lockdown. Well worth a watch if you’ve not seen it. Sunderland have a great set Of supporters and The programme shows the suffering theyve experienced these last three to four seasons. They’ve missed out on promotion again this year with the lo...

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A good three points last night well done to the lads for performing in the heat what was it 28C?

Played in front of the Smallest gate ever for a league match at Turf Moor?

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Paper talk. Hopefully. UTC

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Can’t say I’ve been excited by what I’ve seen.
I think it’s because my team weren’t playing.
Roll on tomorrow night.
UTC

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Well done Marcus Rashford for his campaign, fund-raising and worthy cause in feeding poor families. Good on him.

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Hillsborough 74' was the worst for me. It haunted me for weeks that experience. I can still hear the deafening "Howay the lads" and wonder how we lost that game after the form we had been in. The football special trains that left Burnley Central that were ceremoniously smashed up on the way back, wi...

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The Times suggesting Burnley's first three fixtures are:
Man City (a) Monday 22nd June 8pm.
Watford (H) Thursday 25th June 6pm.
Palace (a) Monday 29th June 8pm.

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Earlier in the lockdown, just down from the car park on the roughlee road, a large sign saying “GO HOME - NHS workers live here” had been nailed to a tree. That’s been taken down now. Pendle Inn are serving take away food. Fish and chips £10. The cabin on the car par park is open for foot and take a...

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Not known the League to change its rules mid-season.

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Have the League not issued instructions to the clubs on who can/ cannot, should/ should not attend close-doors games?

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I’ve just seen photos posted in Ightenhill FB page. There’s a load of litter scattered all over the place. I’d love to have watched the farmer spraying cow excrement On the ones that left it. Good on him.

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