Wednesday, October 7, 1998 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; The Surgery (Chiropody), 132 Lammack Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; T G Pendlebury
Friday, October 9, 1998 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: T G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road; Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To
A COMPANY boss from Rossendale died after his car plunged down a ravine as he returned home from work in Huddersfield. Father-of-two Phillip Kay, 39, was due to attend his dad Maurice's 62nd birthday party on Thursday night at Nutter's Restaurant in Edenfield
A HOLIDAYMAKER from Colne riding a jet ski died instantly in a high speed collision with a friend, an inquest was told. Christopher Jones, 23, of Ruskin Avenue, Colne, collided with a jet ski being ridden by a friend Terence Wainman, of Halifax, in a
A DREAM wedding on a Barbados beach was nearly called off after the bride was mugged in a horrific knife attack on the paradise island. Marion Harrison and her fiance John Beames had been on holiday for just two days when they were attacked on the track
TONIGHT (Sat Oct 3) Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: CANTALOOP, live band, till 3am Manchester University: THEAUDIENCE, £5 Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: MEDICINE HAT, £3, 9pm King George's Hall, Blackburn: THE
A BYE-LAW banning drinking in the streets of Burnley would be pointless and unhelpful councillors have been told. A decision was deferred by Burnley Council's Public Protection Committee pending further talks with the police, licensees and other interested
BLACKBURN crossover act Big Fluff have taken a step closer to the big time after signing a record deal. Sources close to the band revealed they clinched the three-album deal with record label Bizarre last week. The band, comprising Matt Cousins on vocals
ANOTHER East Lancashire band is starting to make waves on the Manchester circuit. Missed Her Bliss, a three-piece who are based in Great Harwood, have won the support slot with indie band Cecil at Manchester Roadhouse this weekend. The band have also
ROCK pop act Mansun come to a sellout East Lancashire gig this week, bringing their new hard-edged rock sound with them. Guitarist Dominic Chad tells PAUL BARRY how the band have changed direction musically and tried to shake off their reputation for
Sunday, October 4, 1998 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Co-op Healthcare Ltd, Oakenhurst Road; Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm:
Thursday, October 8, 1998 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 Railway Road. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; To 6.30pm: E Collins, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Monday, October 5, 1998 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels Chemist, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road
Tuesday, October 6, 1998 Blackburn: To 9pm: Peels, 4 & 6 Railway Road; Cohen, 63 Whalley Range. To 8pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. To 7.30pm: Aston Pharmacy. 95 Accrington Road; T G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road. To
HIGH-FLYING teenagers Emma Lewis and Colette Morrow are in line to thrill visitors to the Millennium Dome after winning places with a circus training school. Colette, 18, of Barrowford, and 17-year-old Emma, of Barley, beat off the challenge from hundreds
A POPULAR former publican has died suddenly in hospital following a heart operation. Frank Morton, who ran the Beehive Hotel, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, with his wife Dorothy, died on Thursday, aged 78, in intensive care at Blackburn Royal Infirmary
A FORMER Blackburn Rovers footballer has died after undergoing an operation to remove a leg. Robert Herbert Priday, who joined the Ewood Park side towards the end of the 1948-9 season, died on Wednesday morning in a South African hospital at the age of
BURNLEY may face competition if Stan Ternent steps up his bid to sign Norwegian defender Rune Vindheim. But crucially the Clarets are set to get first bite at the cherry after including Vindheim in their squad at Manchester City today where he was poised
BLACKBURN Rovers' record signing Kevin Davies will find out on Monday whether he can set out on the comeback trail. Davies missed Rovers' clash with West Ham today, having previously been ruled out of the Premiership games against Everton and Chelsea
THE daughter of a Ribble Valley headteacher has been struck down by the deadly bug meningitis. Mary Wood, 13, a pupil at Bowland High School, Clitheroe, is the daughter of Chris Wood, head of Barrow Primary School, near Whalley. The youngster, who lives
OUTGOING Lancashire League secretary Rod Slater says he feels "betrayed" by some of the cricket league's executive committee over his departure. Slater had tried to rescind his resignation offer which followed a disagreement with the league's deputy chairman
THE talking stops for Blackburn Hawks tonight as the ice hockey season "proper" gets under way. But coach Bobby Haig admits the opening fixture in the English Premier League could hardly have been tougher. Hawks travel to tackle Swindon Chill, the team
CARL Fogarty faces the biggest race of his career as the World Superbike Championship is set to go to the wire in Sugo, Japan tomorrow. The Ducati king is six points behind leader Troy Corser going into the last two races as he chases a third world crown
VILLAGERS in Worsthorne have a new footpath through the village square, thanks to the efforts of local green-minded volunteers. The Worsthorne Best Kept Village Group, made up entirely of volunteers, was set up by local people who wanted to improve the
THREE youths involved in a plot to peddle drugs to undercover police have paid the price with their liberty -- to a tune of almost 10 years. Lee Howarth, 19, of Reynolds Street, Burnley, who took part in 11 deals of cocaine or amphetamine when £16,000
BURNLEY may face competition if Stan Ternent steps up his bid to sign Norwegian defender Rune Vindheim. But crucially the Clarets are set to get first bite at the cherry after including Vindheim in their squad at Manchester City today where he was poised
BLACKBURN Rovers' record signing Kevin Davies will find out on Monday whether he can set out on the comeback trail. Davies missed Rovers' clash with West Ham today, having previously been ruled out of the Premiership games against Everton and Chelsea
A YOUNG woman told today how she has been haunted by the horrific injuries suffered by the victim of a brutal attack. Harold Johnson, a 48-year-old roofer, was found with severe head injuries outside the home of his ex-girlfriend Bernadette Mullen in
EAST Lancashire popsters The Rubbish stole the show when they played a televised showcase gig for up-and-coming bands in Manchester. The Pendle band made a big impression when they played the gig at Manchester's Footage and Firkin last week along with
THE sound of bells will ring out from a Rishton church for the first time in a decade tomorrow. The bell tower at St Peter and St Paul's Church on Blackburn Road, which was condemned as unsafe in 1988, has been restored following a £18,000 fund-raising
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Something New Something Blue (Sticky Label) -- If ever proof were needed that the UK is home to some of the best blues music in the world, then look no further than this. The East Lancashire based Sticky Label, best known for its releases
