Thursday, February 18, 1999 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
BRIAN Kidd has beaten off the challenge from a host of top clubs to persuade 17-year-old midfielder Burton O'Brien and full back David McNamee, 18, to join his Blackburn Rovers revolution. But one or both of them could yet continue playing for St Mirren
Peter White on the cup ambitions of both sides in tomorrow's 5th round clash FOR Brian Kidd the FA Cup is very much a bonus. For Ruud Gullit, his opposite number in the Newcastle camp, it could well spell the difference between success and failure. The
THE heartbroken wife of a truck driver today told how her 10-year-old Burnley nephew helped steer a runaway wagon to safety after her husband had a heart attack at the wheel - on his last day in the job. Richard Beck, 30, of Spring Street, Rishton, collapsed
A CARIBBEAN evening and a Roses darts match are just some of the more wacky events lined up for Lancashire and England cricketer Warren Hegg's Benefit Year. The popular wicketkeeper, who is currently touring with England in Australia, has organised a
LANCASHIRE Lynx travel to the Recreation Ground to take on Whitehaven Warriors in the fourth round of the Silk Cut Challenge Trophy. This will be an intriguing fixture for Lynx as the Warriors are coached by ex Lynx coach and manager Kevin Tamati, who
MINTEX contenders Ian Grindrod and Richie Holfeld look set for a successful season after making a promising debut in their new Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5. The Copster Green navigator and his Dublin-based driver were using the Wyedean Rally as testing exercise
BOBBY Haig is looking for a pick-me-up, in more ways than one. Player coach Haig has coughed and spluttered almost as much as Blackburn Hawks this week, but he is determined to rise from his sick bed and spark a renewed title bid. Along with several members
A BROKEN front wheel put the skids under Martin Meadows' bid to win the Wyedean Rally. The West Bradford driver, partnered by Ian Oakey, looked set to take the first BTRDA Gold Star victory of the year when disaster struck on the penultimate stage. "We
DESPITE the dramatic drop in temperatures last weekend, there were some decent catches from the canal locally, but none could compare with Darwen's Dave Connell who pulled off a match-winning haul at Church. The canal has been frozen for much of this
WHAT were Liam Gallagher's brother and Shaun Ryder's dad doing at one of Manchester's smallest, sweatiest venues when they could have been watching England play football on the box? Answer: watching a lad from Rossendale and his band playing a sell-out
IDLEWILD: When I Argue I See Shapes (Food/EMI) - This tune starts with a melodic guitar riff in the vein of There She Goes by The La's. But within a few bars a punky mood takes over, with guitars displaying controlled aggression and a 20-a-day whiney
A CAMPAIGN to rerecycle unwanted spectacles has been an eye-opening success. More than 750 pairs of unwanted spectacles were handed in at a collection point in the Admiral shopping centre, Nelson, in a joint scheme with Colne and Nelson Lions. The glasses
TWO men dubbed "serious nuisances" by a judge have both been jailed for nine months. Geoffrey Edmondson, 31, and Mark Lambert, 36, had been under deferred sentence to see if they could stay out of trouble for five months but it was beyond them, said Judge
Sunday, February 14, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Cohens Chemists, 63 Whalley Range; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon
Wednesday, February 17, 1999 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
Monday, February 15, 1999 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
Friday, February 19, 1999 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
Tuesday, February 16, 1999 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.
A WAR hero awarded the Military Medal during World War Two has died at the age of 81 after a long illness. Henry Hodgson, known as Harry, leaves his wife Kathleen and son Barry. Mr Hodgson, of Progress Avenue, Little Harwood, was awarded the Military
BOSSES of the doomed Lear Corporation factory in Colne have begun talks with a second potential buyer in a move which could avert dozens of job losses. The car interiors company, the town's biggest employer, is due to shut the works later this year with
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a man described as the gentle man of Lancashire schools' football scene. Jim Hayhurst, an 84-year-old widower, died at Nazareth House in Preston New Road, Blackburn. And family and friends gathered to pay tribute to the former
MORE than 25 jobs are to be lost when a firm that made Blackburn famous across the world relocates. But the man who took the decision to close the site today said the employees at Secto could not be bettered - and urged other local employers to take them
NATHAN Blake has a message for his manager Brian Kidd and Newcastle United - Don't count me out! The former Bolton striker is eager to grab a slice of FA Cup glory and, with Matt Jansen cup tied and Kevin Gallacher injured, could return to the squad for
BURNLEY legend Jimmy McIlroy believes Clarets striker Ray Pointer was the equal of England captain Alan Shearer. McIlroy played alongside Pointer for six seasons, including Burnley's 1959-60 Championship-winning campaign. He saw the England international
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save two homes for the elderly in Blackburn from the axe look likely to lose their fight. Social services chiefs are recommending that Shadsworth House in Dunoon Drive and Laneside in Shorrock Lane should be closed as part of a
FIXTURES for March could be thrown into complete disarray by the outcome of the cup ties being staged over the next few days. Both Rovers and Everton - due to meet on FA Cup sixth round day on March 6 - are involved in the fifth round and progress for
STAN Ternent believes Lenny Johnrose will make it a hat-trick of promotions for the partnership by taking Burnley back into the First Division next season. Johnrose was set to make his Burnley debut against Reading at Turf Moor this afternoon after signing
FA Cup 5th round: Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers - Peter White's big match preview ASHLEY Ward comes face to face again on Tyneside tomorrow with the man who wrecked his Wembley dreams - ex-Blackburn Rovers keeper Shay Given. And, this time, the
SUNDAY Rossendale Way Relay - Fell Race, Marl Pits, Rawtenstall, 8.30am. "Light on the Land," Haslingden Library, 2.30pm. Blackburn Ramblers: "A" Cold Weather House, Downham. Meet outside Blakey Moor Baths, Blackburn, 9am. Rossendale Guided Walk (six
Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am Burnley Cricket Club: NORTHERN SOUL, DJs play soul and crossover, 8.30pm till late Wharf At Eanam, Blackburn: STRAIGHT NO CHASER, 8.30pm Warrington Parr Hall: THE BEST ELVIS SHOW IN THE WORLD EVER, £9
AS THE first major rally of the season, the Wyedean attracted several British Championship contenders, including SEAT works driver Gwyndaf Evans. The Welshman finished second to Brian Bell, in a Ford Escort WRC, who took a surprise victory after pacesetter
BURNLEY beat both their opponents and the abysmal weather to maintain their 100 per cent record and their runaway success in the Lancashire Girls' League. The visitors dominated the first 10 minutes without really troubling Burnley's keeper Natalie Brierley
A CONVICT "barely out of jail" who terrorised a motorist in a road rage attack has walked free from court. John Handley, 50, completely lost control after driver Paul Goodyear "cut him up" and he braked, causing his cancer-stricken girlfriend to cry out
SHAUN Ryder's dad has slammed the decision to put the Happy Mondays back together. Shaun, the Happy Mondays and former Black Grape frontman, has been living in Burnley for the past year and reformed the cult band for a comeback tour six years after they
AROUND six million people in Britain care for sick or disabled loved ones. The Government's new National Carers Strategy, launched earlier this week, promises to recognise the efforts of these carers. But while the strategy has been broadly welcomed,
DISGRUNTLED shop floor workers at Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings, Darwen, will hold a mass meeting tomorrow to discuss options for industrial action. It follows a recent ballot by the GMB union which was supported by 94 per cent of their 280 members at
