Thursday, February 25, 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
Friday, February 26, 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 23, 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 WIDOW who attacked a pregnant woman and threatened to smash her face, has begun a six-month jail term. Julie Clancy, 34, kicked victim Nicola Evans in the stomach, prompting her to have a scan to check on her unborn child. She also told Ms Evans, who
A MUSICAL picture of Rossendale is being put on compact disc this weekend by the 2nd Rossendale Scout Group Band. They are recording Rodney Newton's specially commissioned piece, Rossendale Story: Four Pictures of a Lancashire Valley. Mr Newton, a London
ROVERS stars helped Jack Straw to officially kick-off an after-school computerised classroom at Ewood Park. The Home Secretary and Blackburn MP joined Garry Flitcroft and Kevin Gallacher, councillors and other guests for a tour of the new Study Support
ANDY Payton revealed this week the countdown to his omission from the Burnley starting line-up against Reading last Saturday. Manager Stan Ternent admitted after the 1-1 draw that his caution over Payton's sciatic problem had been a mistake. But the seeds
A CAREER conman who preyed on old people across Lancashire and stole more than £15,400 from one victim, has gone to jail for three and a half years. And a judge told Anthony Gardiner, whose victims were all in their 80s and included a bed-ridden woman
JOHN Filan's achievement in becoming the first Premiership keeper to save a penalty from Frank Leboeuf raised a talking point. When did an Ewood keeper last save a spot kick, barring shootouts? It prompted a search through the record books but, according
BURNLEY finally recouped some of their outlay on central defender Lee Howey when he completed a £50,000 move to Northampton Town. The deal had been delayed for two weeks following the end of Howey's three-month loan spell at the Sixfields Stadium. And
TWIN tartan talents Burton O'Brien and David McNamee have revealed that their £2.6 million package-deal move from St Mirren to Ewood Park was very much a DIY job! "They left it all to us," said 17-year-old 'Bo-Bo' O'Brien, explaining that it was the attitude
LANCASHIRE Lynx return to league action this Sunday in the Huntington Stadium to take on York Wasps. Lynx bowed out of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup last weekend at Whitehaven in a game that should have beenwon by half time. Steve Hampson's men will, however
ANDREW Dickson's loyalty to the Blackburn Hawks cause is no longer in question - and the Canadian will prove it tonight by playing through the pain barrier in his quest to smash through the 100 points milestone. Dickson, who did a bunk to Germany earlier
THE Lincolnshire fen roads echoed to a different beat when pop star Shane Lynch joined up with three East Lancashire drivers for the Bruce Robinson Rally. Lynch, a singer with the cult band Boyzone was a late entrant in his Ford Ka, and his appearance
THE majority of local coarse anglers would, I think, contend that sport in general has improved over the past week. Certainly there are fewer dry nets for those fishing local stretches of canal - though there are still plenty. Although the weather is
FOOTBALL fans in East Lancashire pay less for the right to have footie on their doorsteps than fans anywhere else in the country. A survey of Premiership grounds by FA Cup sponsors Axa has revealed the North West is lagging behind Chelsea's millionaire
BURNLEY finally recouped some of their outlay on central defender Lee Howey when he completed a £50,000 move to Northampton Town. The deal had been delayed for two weeks following the end of Howey's three-month loan spell at the Sixfields Stadium. And
DANCE outfit Gecho are to launch their website tonight during their live set at The Innocent Party at Burnley's Comfort Inn. The four-piece, from Colne, will also be selling their new three-track demo, which blends disco, drum and bass and a live sound
QFX: Say You'll Be Mine (Quality Recordings) - Scottish disco terrorists QFX want to keep you warm and dry, which is all well and good but you have to be a bit dubious about their intentions. They've obviously lost the plot. (0/10) JS REEF: I've Got Something
FORMER students who started at Nelson Grammar School in 1950 are invited to meet their old school chums at a reunion later this year. The nostalgic get-together is being organised by three ex-pupils Pat Ormerod (nee Smith), Brenda Root (nee Short) and
Wednesday, February 24, 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
MEDICAL experts are to investigate whether a 29-year-old Blackburn man's death could be linked to sudden infant death syndrome. Peter Byrom was found dead at his home in Calgary Avenue, Lammack, on Wednesday morning. An inquest heard he returned from
Monday, February 22, 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
YOUNG Lewis Kelly, left, has become the man who can. For Lewis, 12, has persuaded Whitbread's Samlesbury brewery to send 10,000 damaged empty aluminium cans to BBC TV's Blue Peter appeal. Lewis, of Sutcliffe Terrace, Belthorn, was so touched by his favourite
LANCASHIRE'S highways chairman has made a gritty response to claims by Pendle councillors that there has been a climbdown over the winter road treatment policy. Pendle councillors claimed there had been a U-turn over the treatment of icy roads following
A CASH boost has given to a Blackburn church to help protect it from vandals. St Luke with St Philip's Church, Bank Top, has been awarded £759 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. The money will be used to protect five stained glass windows in
CHRIS Sutton was today hoping Chelsea will turn a blind eye to the alleged obscene gesture made after the equaliser by Ashley Ward at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The FA have already investigated the incident but are powerless to act unless an official
JACK Walker is set to splash out more than £100 million on new signings - to his airline's fleet of planes. Jack's Jersey European Airways is in the final stages of negotiation to buy 15 new aircraft from Canada's Bombardier Aerospace. The firm said the
SUNDAY Nest Box workshop, Groundwork Countryside Centre, New Hall Hey, Rawtenstall, 1-4.30pm. Blackburn Rambling Association: Embsay Moor, Skipton - A walk W Woof, B walk P Fielding. Meet Blakey Moor Baths, 9am. Red Rose Singers and Hyndburn Concert Band
AN inquest has been opened into the death of Pauline Binks, 71, of Henthorn Road, Clitheroe, who died at Blackburn Royal Infirmary on Thursday. The inquest was adjourned until May 21 to enable biochemistry tests to be carried out. Converted for the new
TONIGHT (Saturday, February 20th) Manchester Boardwalk: THE RUBBISH King George's Hall, Blackburn: SOUL NIGHT OUT, £6/£7, 9pm to 2am Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am Manchester University: THE CREATURES, £10 Manchester Roadhouse: URBAN
LANCASHIRE'S hopes of capturing Muttiah Muralitharan took another step forward today when they learned that Sri Lanka were ready to okay the move. "We have a verbal assurance from one of their officials that Muralitharan will be okay to join us after
The Saturday Interview - this week, rally driver NEIL SIMPSON SPECTATORS crouch, tingling with anticipation, huddled on a country lane deep in Ulster. Suddenly, out of the piercing silence, 190bhp-worth of pure violence thunders into view, tearing between
JAILED ex-illegal tip boss Michael Kokocinski has been given another six month prison sentence for waste offences. Kokocinski, 54, received the latest term, which will run at the same time as the eight months he is currently serving, after Burnley Crown
RESIDENTS who claim they endured "seven months of hell" during demolition and building work at a nearby garage are seeking compensation. Neighbours in West Street, Burnley, next to Sanderson Ford's new car sales and garage complex , called in Burnley
COLLEGE bosses have been criticised for giving staff a £60,000 "profit sharing" handout at a time when local schools are struggling to buy new books. Burnley's Liberal Democrat leader Coun Gordon Birtwistle said he was staggered to learn the college had
PUNK band Boredom have chosen a picture of disgraced politician Peter Mandelson for the cover of their debut album. The artwork is said to resemble a tabloid newspaper. The four-piece, who formed in Blackburn to play pub gigs and ended up signing a record
CHRIS Sutton was today hoping Chelsea will turn a blind eye to the alleged obscene gesture made after the equaliser by Ashley Ward at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The FA have already investigated the incident but are powerless to act unless an official
A STUDENT indie evening, a soul music disco and an open-mic comedy spot are the new regular nights at a recently-established bar venue in Blackburn. North, in Town Hall Street, Blackburn, is trying to provide a unique atmosphere for younger people in
AN inquest into the death of Parvez Hussain Shah, who died after being engulfed in flames at his Great Harwood home, has been adjourned indefinitely. Coroner Andre Rebello said he had signed an order allowing the body of Mr Shah, 23, of Princess Street
CHUMBAWAMBA are busy in band member Harry Hamer's bedroom - writing for their new album. The band, who hit the headlines this week after branding acquitted suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case as "killers", have used the proceeds from their No
FAMOUS soccer minnows Accrington Stanley could be set for a David and Goliath legal battle after finance giants Pearl published an advert using the club's trademark name without permission. Fans from all over the country have bombarded the club's offices
NECESSARY Elvis are jetting off to Florida this summer for a two-week mini tour of the southern United States, thanks to a new collaboration of bands in the Burnley and Pendle area. The Burnley band's lead singer JP Keenan said the policy of pooling resources
THE term 'retirement village' conjures up images of a kind of Milton Keynes for pensioners. The schemes have bitterly divided public opinion in the USA and Australia, where they have been criticised for 'farming off' the elderly, but praised for providing
Sunday, February 21, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: HN Espley and Sons Ltd, 343 Preston Old Road, Feniscliffe; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston
COLLEGE bosses have been criticised for giving staff a £60,000 "profit sharing" handout at a time when local schools are struggling to buy new books. Burnley's Liberal Democrat leader Coun Gordon Birtwistle said he was staggered to learn the college had
