Monday, February 8, 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
Tuesday, Febrary 9, 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. To
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to extend Scout Moor quarry in Edenfield has been rejected by county councillors. Planning experts at county hall had recommended the scheme be given the green light despite strong objections from residents in the Rochdale Road area
AN investigation is to be carried out after a family claimed they found a piece of rubber in a bowl of cornflakes. Anthony Murray said his four-year-old son Jason was eating breakfast at his home in Cheetham Street, Blackburn, when he found the mysterious
DONCASTER Rovers are clawing their way back from footballing oblivion - thanks in part to Burnley striker Andy Payton. Four goals in two games from former Clarets' striker Ian Duerden have transformed Doncaster's season. And Duerden admits much of the
A NOTORIOUS accident blackspot is to be targeted in the first phase of major changes to traffic flows in and around Blackburn town centre. The Copy Nook area has been the scene of 60 injury accidents during the last five years, many of them at the junction
BOBBY Downes is hoping that former Rovers player John Lowey will be able to help him find his way around the Aussie football scene when the pair link up this weekend. Lowey, who still keeps in touch with Derek Fazackerley, now lives in Brisbane and was
HAPPINESS is not only a certain type of cigar. It's also the key to getting the best out of Burnley winger Graham Branch. Like goalkeepers and some England football coaches, wingers are a breed unto themselves. More often than not the most naturally gifted
A DOUBLE murderer who claimed he turned to crime after witnessing the horrifying scenes as a soldier in Northern Ireland has pleaded with the Prince of Wales to take up his case. Jimmy Johnson says two terrifying tours of Northern Ireland affected his
MANCHESTER United, Newcastle and Aston Villa have all been alerted by the transfer request of Blackburn Rovers keeper Tim Flowers. All three clubs are on the look-out for a top class keeper and the England man fits the bill. United will be without Peter
LANCASHIRE Lynx kick off the new league season this Sunday when they entertain Bramley at Chorley's Victory Park in the newly named Northern Ford Rugby League Premiership. Last weekend Lynx progressed smoothly into the fourth round of the Silk Cut Challenge
A TEN year-old boy from Worsthorne is the latest youngster to be struck down by suspected meningitis. Public health officials are waiting for the results of laboratory tests. A spokesman for East Lancashire Health Authority said: "The public health programme
SHOCKED pupils at a Burnley school watched in horror as a car ploughed into a classroom during a history lesson. Six girls from St Hilda's RC High were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident at 11.50am yesterday . Paramedics said two
DONCASTER Rovers are clawing their way back from footballing oblivion - thanks in part to Burnley striker Andy Payton. Four goals in two games from former Clarets' striker Ian Duerden have transformed Doncaster's season. And Duerden admits much of the
MANCHESTER United, Newcastle and Aston Villa have all been alerted by the transfer request of Blackburn Rovers keeper Tim Flowers. All three clubs are on the look-out for a top class keeper and the England man fits the bill. United will be without Peter
Book review LED ZEPPELIN: From Early Days To Page And Plant, by Ritchie Yorke - The proofreaders who allowed this to get into print should be ashamed of themselves. Written by one of the band's closest confidantes, it was first published in 1975 and skilfully
CREATION Records' young signings One Lady Owner, with Rossendale teenager Nathan Sudders on bass, will team up with much-hyped glam rockers Gay Dad when they play Manchester Roadhouse on Wednesday. Nathan, 19, who grew up in Kibble Bank, Burnley, and
FOR years they have been depicted as self-sacrificing angels, willing to do their job above and beyond the call of duty - despite the miserly pay and crippling workload. But the biggest wage rise for nurses in 10 years has failed to quell the deep-seated
BRIERFIELD: Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a young woman was knocked down and seriously injured. The 18-year-old was hit by a dark coloured Vauxhall Cavalier saloon, which had a private number plate, in Colne Road, Brierfield
ONE of Darwen's biggest employers has announced job cuts blamed partly on continuing problems with the strength of the pound. Wolstenholme Rink is looking for 14 job losses across production, technical and office staff at its site which employs 206 people
Sunday, February 7, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Peel Street Pharmacy, 62 New Chapel Street, Mill Hill; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston
Thursday, February 11, 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
Wednesday, February 10, 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
POLICE are investigating a burglary at the home of a man who was jailed earlier this week for a series of sex offences. The thieves broke into the home of John Kyle in Coach Road, Waterfoot at around 3am yesterday. Police were alerted by a neighbour after
A CHARGE of unlawful killing against a Rossendale mother has been dropped. Jennifer Harper, 25, of Lincoln Street, Haslingden, was charged with unlawfully killing Sharon Hampson, 27, of Warwick Street, Haslingden, after an incident early on January 3
Friday, February 12, 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
A WORKER at an underlay manufacturer had his head squeezed in machinery while working on a production line last night. Andrew Finley, 31, suffered head injuries and had to be helped down from a gantry he was working on at Duralay, Broadway, Haslingden
TWO conmen roofers who asked a pensioner for £4,000 for work worth less than £300, have both been jailed for 15 months. Stephen Coffey, 25 and Glen Hardingham, 26, persuaded the 69-year-old retired farmer to hand over £2,900 and tried to get a further
FORMER Burnley boss Chris Waddle remains keen to return to a management role. Waddle is currently on the coaching staff at Sheffield Wednesday following a short playing stint with Torquay United earlier this season. But he hopes to put his experience
TONIGHT Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am Manchester Roadhouse: PITCHSHIFTER, £6.50 Burnley Mechanics: VOULEZ VOUS, Abba tribute, £8.50, £9.50, 8pm Carlton Hotel, Burnley: SASQUASH and THE OPERATION SOUND SYSTEM Goodnight Club, Nelson
BLACKBURN Hawks hitman Lamont Polet has a message for his Invicta tormentors: "You don't scare me." Hawks tackle the Gillingham team in a crucial and potentially explosive English Premier League clash at the Arena tonight (face off 6pm) - just a fortnight
CONCERNED council chiefs are calling on parents to help them stamp out vandalism at a town centre lodge where a schoolboy sank to his waist in mud. Little Adam Ashworth, of Bullough Close, Accrington, became stranded after taking a short cut across Platts
TRYING to make a name for yourself, even on the East Lancashire music scene, can be difficult for young bands. A bit of friendly advice is often essential as you try to find venues to play or battle to understand the workings of studios as you record
GAY DAD: To Earth With Love (London) - They may be as tough as Alex Ferguson's chewing gum but to go along with the hype surrounding this lot would be silly. A watered-down psychedelic version of The Rolling Stones, or Supergrass. (3/10) JS ONE LADY OWNER
ANTI-vandal security measures at Nelson's historic parish church have been agreed by councillors. The Vicar, the Reverend Peter Mott, was granted consent to install tough polycarbonate glazing over nine windows at the front of the church to prevent hooligans
SHOCKED pupils at a Burnley school watched in horror as a car ploughed into a classroom during a history lesson. Six girls from St Hilda's RC High were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident at 11.50am yesterday . Paramedics said two
A DOUBLE murderer who claimed he turned to crime after witnessing the horrifying scenes as a soldier in Northern Ireland has pleaded with the Prince of Wales to take up his case. Jimmy Johnson says two terrifying tours of Northern Ireland affected his
