Thursday, February 17, 2000 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: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre
CALLS by the Government for more people to take part in voluntary action have been welcomed by a leading East Lancashire regeneration group. Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to see a stronger relationship between the individual, community and government,
Friday, February 18, 2000 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. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
LUCK smiled on the Haworth family when they took part in a draw to support a children's hospital. John and Milly, of Cecilia Road, Feniscliffe, Blackburn, won a meal for two at Northcote Manor Restaurant, Langho, when the draw was made at the Station
TWO elderly sisters were helped by firemen from their smoke-filled house in Rawtenstall. One of the sisters was believed to have been trying to tackle the blaze in an upstairs bathroom at their terraced home in Ormerod Street when firemen took her to
Tuesday, February 15, 2000 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. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
A POST mortem examination has failed to discover what caused the death of a young man who collapsed at work. Christopher Nolan, 24, of Grindlestone Hirst, Colne, was discovered by workmates at Graham Engineering, Edward Street, Nelson, at 4.30pm on Thursday
THE CHANCES of a goalless draw at Dean Court this afternoon looked unlikely, judging by Bournemouth's recent record. The Cherries hadn't been involved in a stalemate for 22 League games prior to today's visit by Burnley. And they hadn't kept a clean sheet
A WEBWISE window cleaner is hoping the internet will help him up the ladder to success. Nicholas Alston-Hindle, 38, who washes windows in the Pleasington area, Blackburn, is planning to clean up by promoting himself on the net. He said: "My friend put
THE Archbishop of York, Doctor David Hope, is set to visit a Haslingden church as part of a historic visit to the Blackburn Diocese by English and German church education and mission experts. Dr Hope will be accompanied to St Peter's CE Church, Laneside
ROVERS, Leeds and Shrewsbury are the first clubs to have been approved for the new Football Stewarding Qualification - an award established by the Football League, Premier League and Football Association. It aims to create top standards for the training
CLARETS ace Graham Branch is revelling in the left wing-back berth that could give him a big role to play in Burnley's promotion campaign. Branch has played in a variety of positions for the Clarets this season, including a spell as a stand-in striker
THREE friends have formed a music society in Longridge. Tom Brayne, Jack Naylor and Margaret Roberts hope to attract members from the town and surrounding area for Longridge Music Society. They meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Over 60s
THREE Ewood stars will be sweating on a disciplinary reprieve for the next two and a half weeks. Ashley Ward, Nathan Blake and Simon Grayson will all escape a ban if they can avoid collecting another yellow card between now and the end of February. But
A BRILLIANT barrister who groped a 19-year-old girl at his chambers has been jailed for three months. Fauz Khan, 34, of Adelaide Terrace, Blackburn, appeared before Warrington Crown Court to be re-sentenced after failing in an appeal against conviction
ADULT volunteers are needed to help run the village youth group, Chipping. It was formed last summer and has organised sporting activities and courses in cookery and information technology as well as putting on quizzes and staging a small Christmas show
PART of the A59 Whalley to Clitheroe by-pass was closed for 20 minutes yesterday when a lorry and car collided at 2.50pm. The 38-tonne wagon was driven by Daniel Peake, 25, of Meadowside Avenue, Clayton-le-Moors, and the Ford Fiesta driven by Gwyneth
A 53-YEAR-OLD man appeared in court charged with five charges of harassing female staff at Blackburn Magistrates' Court in Northgate. James Aindow, of Queen Street, Whalley, appeared before magistrates in Blackburn, but the case was immediately transferred
TONIGHT (Saturday, February 12th) Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: DIESEL BUG, £4, free before 11pm, runs till 3am Brierfield Liberal Club: GONE BEGGIN', Irish folk Burnley Mechanics: THE HACKNEY RAMBLERS, £6/£7.50, 8pm Queen's Hotel, Accrington: REFORM, rock, 9pm
LANCASHIRE Lynx face a daunting trip to The Boulevard tomorrow to take on Super League outfit Hull in the fourth round of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup knockout. After two successive home victories Lynx slipped back into old ways at Barrow in a performance
STAFF at Samuel Cooke's, in Padiham, will hand over £1,325 to Pendleside Hospice on Friday. Paul Clare, Jack Winder, Daniel Norris and Chris Ward gave up a Bank Holiday weekend last year to complete a 140-mile coast-to-coast cycle ride for the charity
I WAS unfortunate enough to have to make a 999 call to the emergency service in Blackburn after my artificial hip joint dislocated. I had excellent treatment from the ambulance crew and the doctors and nurses when I got to casualty and also very good
BURNLEY was hoping for big things from a group of people who paid a visit to the town. They were members of the North West Development Agency social inclusion sub group who will decide later this year how a Single Regeneration Budget of more than £200
Andy Neil meets Chris Holland, a once-promising star whose entire career was blighted by a single act of mindless violence CHRIS Holland doesn't need reminding about the manic attack which threatened his whole career - it's the first thing to hit him
J PILKINGTON (Letters, February 7) suggests we have an Anti-War Day rather than the Holocaust Day that Tony Blair wants. Let us go one better, and have a World Day when we all can remember why, in two world wars, almost one hundred million perished. Maybe
WITH reference to my previous comments (Letters, February 4) I am relieved to read that the office of Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Borough is not in jeopardy. Perhaps, if the council's own document on the matter, 'Working Together,' had not been so
A MAN was treated in hospital for a knife wound to his leg following an incident in Burnley centre. A policeman spoke to the man early today who said he had been assaulted earlier in the night by a group of youths in Hammerton Street. The injured man
MRS Eileen Eastham (Letters, February 4) couldn't be more wrong in her conclusion that a leader plus a cabinet system in a local council would mean the end of mayors as we know them. In fact, the opposite is true. An elected mayor would lead to the end
SCHOOLFRIENDS found a wonderful way of remembering the bravery of five-year-old Sophie Wood. They ditched school uniforms and instead wore clothes that were as brightly colours as possible. The result was a brilliantly coloured day at Briercliffe Primary
A COMPANY has axed all telephone canvassing amid claims from a man that he was harassed by sales staff for almost a year, despite asking for his number to be barred. Robert Robinson says he has been plagued by phone calls and door-to-door callers from
CLARETS ace Graham Branch is revelling in the left wing-back berth that could give him a big role to play in Burnley's promotion campaign. Branch has played in a variety of positions for the Clarets this season, including a spell as a stand-in striker
EAST Lancashire bands Uncowboy and Necessary Elvis are attracting record industry interest together - so it's fitting that they'll share the bill at a show in Earby this week. Necessary Elvis recently came to the attention of Bradford-based promotion
THREE Ewood stars will be sweating on a disciplinary reprieve for the next two and a half weeks. Ashley Ward, Nathan Blake and Simon Grayson will all escape a ban if they can avoid collecting another yellow card between now and the end of February. But
HOTLY-TIPPED Blackburn melody makers Tompaulin are expected to keep the record company scouts busy when they play in Manchester later this month. The six-piece, four of whom are from Blackburn, are set to play underground venue the Manchester Roadhouse
THE next two weeks could prove to be the most romantic of the year with the first Valentine's Day of the new millennium followed by February 29 - the day women are traditionally allowed to propose. But, as we move from love in the nineties to embrace
THE writing's on the wall for a dull stretch of brickwork in Nelson town centre. Contractors were on site in Sagar Street yesterday marking out a mural that will brighten up the wall opposite the bus station. The mural, depicting local landmarks and figures
A NEW £1.1million mail sorting office to serve Pendle will open on Monday.. The state-of-the-art office in Stanworth Road, Nelson, will replace outdated sorting offices in Nelson, also in Stanworth Road, and Albert Road, Colne. The Royal Mail said the
BRIERFIELD youth Mohammed Latif appeared at Burnley magistrates court yesterday charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in November, last year. His case was adjourned until April 5 for the results of forensic tests, which are expected to be complete
COUNCIL tax bills in Pendle are set to rise between five and six per cent, double the rate of inflation. Councillors will decide the exact rise on Thursday when all the figures have been finalised and the three parties on Pendle Council have had chance
A 56-YEAR-OLD man appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with four offences of raping a 14-year-old girl. Gilbert Young, of Fieldway, Wigan, is also charged with three offences of indecent assault against the same girl. The case was sent straight
A 22-YEAR-OLD man appeared in court charged with supplying ecstasy tablets at a Blackburn town centre nightclub. Michael Anthony Wilkinson, of Whitehall Road, Darwen, is charged with supplying 40 ecstasy tablets in Utopia nightclub, possession of 21 ecstasy
A TALENTED teenager who is mad about music has hit a high note by passing a prestigious examination. April Rowell, 16, is now an associate of the London College of Music after being awarded a clarinet diploma - meaning she is entitled to have the letters
POLICE sealed off a Blackburn park today after a 17-year-old youth was shot in the chest. The teenager was found close to the entrance of Witton Park in Preston Old Road shortly after midnight and taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary where he remained poorly
Sunday, February 13, 2000 Blackburn: 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Boots Chemist, 8 Market Street. Accrington: 11am-1pm: Nash Chemists, 198 Blackburn Road; 12noon-
A BAD-tempered father who swung his baby upside down and shook her so violently that she suffered severe brain damage is behind bars for two-and-a-half years. A Crown Court judge allowed the child to be identified following legal representations on behalf
POLICE sealed off a Blackburn park today after a 17-year-old youth was shot in the chest. The teenager was found close to the entrance of Witton Park in Preston Old Road shortly after midnight and taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary where he remained poorly
YOUNGSTERS chose their own novel ways to celebrate the new millennium. Pupils at St James' Primary School, Blackburn, devised a magnificent millennium concert that looked at the past, present and future. Reception class pupils dressed up to perform party
Wednesday, Februart 16, 2000 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. To 7pm:
A LEADING educationalist delivered a talk to staff, students and guests at Blackburn College about national developments in the University for Industry. It was a "millennium lecture" by Professor Bob Fryer, who was recently awarded the CBE for services
TWELVE new members have been appointed to the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust's ethnic minorities panel. The panel is an advisory body which allows members of the trust board to discuss health matters with people from a cross section of
Monday, February 14, 2000 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. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The
ONE lucky shopper got more than she bargained for when she called into a Blackburn supermarket - her boyfriend proposed over the public address system. Julie Glover, 29, was in Asda in Grimshaw Park when staff Tannoyed for her to go to the store cafe
MORE than 1,100 Lancashire pensioners called a national advice line last year. SeniorLine, run by Help the Aged, took 1,153 calls on a range of issues. The biggest proportion of callers had questions about community care - 29 per cent - followed by queries
A PEDESTRIAN has been ordered to pay court costs after losing a claim against a council for personal injuries after tripping over a kerbstone. The Lancaster man was visiting Haslingden in 1997 when he tripped over a raised kerb and fell into the road
A BOY of 14 who robbed a woman in the street and also burgled an elderly couple's house has been sentenced to two and a half years detention. The Blackburn youngster's first victim was a woman who had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She was grabbed
STUDENTS at Blackburn College are organising a sports event for youngsters with with learning and physical difficulties. The Millennium Sporting Bonanza has been specially designed to strengthen links between disabled youngsters and give them more opportunity
JOBLESS Michael Carr had thousands of pounds' worth of bootleg cigarettes and tobacco stashed at his house - but kept going to the shop to buy his usual Senior Service. Described in court as a 'sad and lonely' man, former slipper worker Carr was allowing
EAST Lancashire patients of one of Britain's top plastic surgeons are seeking legal advice after claiming their operations went wrong. Preston-based specialist David Herbert, is being investigated by the General Medical Council after some patients claimed
SHAKEEL Akhtar treated his arrest for shoplifting as a joke and told police the courts did not bother with petty thefts. But he was fined £100 with £100 costs by Blackburn magistrates after pleading guilty to stealing a denim jacket and a pair of jeans
A CONTROVERSIAL survey which has labelled Blackburn Rovers one of the worst clubs in the country for attracting Asian supporters has been kicked into touch - by the town's first Indian-born peer. Lord Patel of Blackburn has blasted an £80,000 Premier
ANOTHER 'Douglas' is starting to make a name for himself at Ewood Park and, if he does only half as well as former England star Bryan, then 18-year-old midfielder Jonathan will be a big success. The youngster, a native of Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland
TEACHERS union bosses in East Lancashire say plans to introduce performance-related pay will create a 'tidal wave' of bureaucracy. Andrew Jones, secretary of the NASUWT in the county says the amount of paperwork teachers have to do to earn an extra £2,000
INTENSIVE care beds may be more than doubled when the new Blackburn "super hospital" opens, it was revealed today. The chairman of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust, Ian Woolley, said the plans were still flexible and more facilities may
A THIRD person was due to appear in court today charged with the murder of disabled horse dealer Leslie Jackson nearly 10 years ago. David Neil Leek, 35, of Abraham Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, was arrested and charged with murder yesterday. He was due
Heritage Craft Fair, Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, 10am-5pm. Flea Market and Craft Fair, Whalley Village Hall, 10am-4pm. Rossendale Way Relay Fell Race meet Marl Pits, Rawtenstall, 8.30am. "Masts of Mystery," meet Clowbridge Reservoir car park,
THE Young Farmers' Club in Longridge raised £1,000 for charity last year. The money is being split between Multiple Sclerosis Research and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute. The cash was raised with a variety of events including a muck haul
A SERIES of springtime events has been planned in East Lancashire by the county's countryside ranger service. Events include: An open day for teachers at Bowland Visitor Centre in Beacon Fell Country Park on Saturday, March 4 to see the education facilities
EDUCATION bosses behind a comprehensive review of nursery provision in East Lancashire today moved to reassure parents and said: "Nothing will close". The statement came as Tory MP Nigel Evans backed his Ribble Valley constituents and warned Lancashire
THE Jennings Ribblesdale League has been forced into a U-turn over cricket's new league structure. The Lancashire Cricket Board are attempting to set up a feeder league for the Northern League, which has been accepted as the county's first premier league
TWO East Lancashire drivers aim to be in a class of their own in this year's Safety Devices Tarmac Rally Championship. Padiham's Alan Douglas and Lee Sharples, from Darwen, will both be on the startline for tomorrow's opening round, the Apex Cheviot National
THE fishing locally is becoming so consistently good in certain areas that some anglers are getting bored with it. I know it sounds stupid, but that really was an opinion expressed to me at the weekend. Ironically, I suppose, the angler in question was
THE bite has been put on a scheme to build dog boarding kennels on a Pendleside farm because councillors fear howling hounds could cause a disturbance. A planning application to build a 55ft-long single storey building to house 23 kennels at Rigg of England
A SINGLE mother who went shoplifting had £90 in her pocket, a court was told. Burnley magistrates heard how Nadine Harrison, 26, saw a waistcoat without a security tag and decided to steal it. She was caught out when the shop manageress noticed a spare
EDUCATION bosses behind a comprehensive review of pre-school education in East Lancashire today admitted some nurseries in Burnley may close. Lancashire County Council said the review, which is expected to be completed by the end of this month, was mainly
A BAD-tempered father who swung his baby upside down and shook her so violently that she suffered severe brain damage is behind bars for two-and-a-half years. A Crown Court judge allowed the child to be identified following legal representations on behalf
ENVIRONMENT watchdogs are to prosecute a Hyndburn chemical company after a second poisonous gas leak at its factory. People living close to Nipa Laboratories in Nook Lane, Oswaldtwistle, called police after a leak of hydrogen chloride and sulphur dioxide
LO-FI rockers Element have exceeded their wildest dreams - by landing a live spot on the Radio One show of their idol John Peel. The Pendle three-piece are set to play live and talk about their record deal on Tuesday night's John Peel Show. The band -
A MAN whose grandmother left her Accrington roots and set off on a transatlantic voyage of uncertainty 90 years ago wants help in tracking down surviving family members in East Lancashire. Robert Grist, of Mississauga, Canada, plans to make a pilgrimage
FOUR bands from East Lancashire will battle it out this week to decide who will complete the line-up of a benefit concert for a Blackburn theatre. The groups who have been selected to play at the Battle of the Bands at Blakey's Bar, Blackburn, on Friday
SINGLES DUM DUMS: Everything (Good Behaviour) - This three-piece are far from what their name suggests, blending in-yer-face vocals, a singalong chorus, spiralling guitar riffs and a strong pop sensibility. (9/10) PB THE BLUETONES: Keep The Home Fires
ANGLERS will meet with councillors at the end of this month to discuss plans to use Victoria Park lake for fishing. Barrowford Anglers' Club has offered to pay Pendle Council £350 a year for at least three years for permission to stock the lake with fish
PUPILS at a Pendle high school received advice "straight from the horse's mouth" on how to stage a Commons debate as part of a nationwide schools competition. Pendle MP Gordon Prentice visited Edge End High, Nelson, yesterday to listen to Year 8 students
THE therapeutic benefits of baking bread were explored by colourful television personality Fred Talbot when he called in to see students at Blackburn College. Fred was recording a six-minute slot - A Taste of the North - for Granada Tonight, which will
A LONG-serving East Lancashire headteacher has given the thumbs-up to a local scheme which aims to educate teachers about training opportunities and recruitment for pupils. John Gosling, of Blackburn Witton Park High, was among a group of heads who took
