Wednesday, April 14, 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, April 12, 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, April 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: T G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road; Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. To 7pm
Tuesday, April 13, 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
POLICE will target hardened criminals as part of a major crackdown on car crime in East Lancashire. The move comes after it was revealed auto theft and stealing from cars costs people living in the area more than £5 million every year. Officers in the
LORD Hoyle, formerly the Labour MP Doug Hoyle, has announced his resignation as a whip in the House of Lords after his appointment as chairman of Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club. Lord Hoyle, 69, was MP for Nelson and Colne between 1974 and 1979. He
THE Clarets pair of Colin Carr-Lawton and Carl Smith are still kicking their heels as red tape denies them the chance of a game following their return to Turf Moor from a spell in Greek football. And to add insult to injury, Burnley were today expected
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's ruling Labour group cannot lose their control in next month's elections. Tories will field candidates in all 20 seats which are up for grabs but Labour have a 30-seat majority over the opposition parties. Conservative leader
ANDY Payton's match-winning brace against Colchester means he has equalled his second best ever season's total for League goals. The Clarets striker has now scored 17 times in the League this term to match the number he scored for Hull in 1989/90, for
CHRISTIAN Dailly could yet have a part to play in Blackburn Rovers' desperate battle to retain their Premiership status. But, while confirming the defender's progress, Ewood boss Brian Kidd today dampened speculation that Garry Flitcroft was also on the
Rimington Garden Club's Spring Fair, Festival Hall, Gisburn, 2.30pm. Bunjee Jump, Craven Heifer, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, 12 noon-2pm. Blackburn Rambling Association: Limers Gate - 'A' walk; Stocks Reservoir - 'B' walk. Meet outside Blakey Moor Baths
THE Ribble Valley's hung council will be up for grabs when voters go to the polls in borough elections next month. A third of the council's 39 members are standing down, paving the way for a fight for control between the Liberal Democrats and the Tories
TONIGHT Manchester Apollo: ANOTHER LEVEL, £12.50 Burnley Mechanics: MICHAEL ENGLISH, Irish folk singer, £8/£9, 8pm Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am SUNDAY Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: STORMY WEATHER, jazz
THREE Lancashire youngsters staked their claims for places in the Old Trafford championship line-up when they combined to destroy Cambridge University. Mike Smethurst demolished the students in their second innings with 4-15 from 11 overs and they crumbled
LANCASHIRE Lynx will be looking to get back to winning ways when in-form Leigh Centurions visit Victory Park. Lynx put up a brave fight at Widnes on Easter Monday despite being without seven regular first choice players through injury. David Jones with
Winsford United 1 Chorley 2 A GOAL in the third minute of added time at the Barton Stadium last night secured what could prove to be three priceless points for Chorley in their bid to beat the drop. The match was inevitably a full-bloodied affair with
THREE autistic youngsters from Burnley benefited from state-of-the-art sound and light therapy in London - thanks to the fund-raising efforts of big hearted members of Ighten Leigh Social Club. Four-year-olds Declan Edmondson, Curtis Whittle and Luke
EIGHTEEN people arrested in connection with a major police swoop into an alleged £2.4million drugs supply and money laundering operation appeared at Burnley Crown Court. The plea and directions hearing for the 18, some of whom were arrested in dawn raids
RESIDENTS affected by three separate rooftop incidents in the Daneshouse area of Burnley are being offered help and advice by several agencies. Damage estimated at tens of thousands of pounds was caused in two incidents in Ardwick Street and Travis Street
FEARS that an influx of Kosovan refugees to Burnley could hit council house waiting lists have been voiced by home hunters. People on the list have approached town hall bosses to express concern that they could be displaced and have to wait even longer
THE Clarets pair of Colin Carr-Lawton and Carl Smith are still kicking their heels as red tape denies them the chance of a game following their return to Turf Moor from a spell in Greek football. And to add insult to injury, Burnley were today expected
POPULAR former rag and bone man Thomas Brierley was taken to his last resting place by a horse-drawn glass hearse. Mr Brierley, of Meadowside Avenue, Clayton-le-Moors, died in hospital aged 82 and was laid to rest in Dill Hall Lane Cemetery, Church, yesterday
A SIZZLING week of entertainment will set Hyndburn alight in the build-up to this summer's Famous Accrington Carnival. The spectacular festival kicks off on Saturday, June 12, and organisers Accrington Lions hope it will be the biggest yet. Eighties popsters
RECENTLY-signed East Lancashire indie band Missed Her Bliss travel to Manchester Roadhouse this week for a headline show. The four-piece, who come from the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn, play the Newton Street venue on Friday. The group recently signed a
INDEPENDENT Green Party candidate Peter Hartley is aiming to break the mould of traditional politics on Pendle Council by winning a seat in Colne. Mr Hartley, of Birtwistle Avenue, Colne, is standing against Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat opponents
NEIL Stuart Taylor set off to drive from Darwen to his girlfriend's home in Bolton after drinking beer in a pub and sharing a bottle of whisky with a friend. Blackburn magistrates heard he crashed into a parked car on Blacksnape Road. And a Breathalyser
FURY erupted today after nurses across East Lancashire were told they were not going to receive their inflation-busting pay rise on time. Hospital managers in Burnley and Blackburn confirmed they were still waiting for clearance from the Department of
Thursday, April 15, 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
BLACKBURN'S Ray Scholey is in training for the regional final of the Whitbread's Senior Citizen's Talent Show. His singing voice, he hopes, will impress the judges when he appears at the Dome in Morecambe, in June. Ray, of Openshaw Drive, Blackburn, won
A TAKE-AWAY proprietor is bidding to become Rossendale's first Asian councillor. Abu Asad Choudhury, owner of the Shanaz in Rawtenstall, is standing for the Conservative Party in Cribden Ward where he will face new Labour candidate Alyson Barnes and Liberal
SOCCER mad Thomas Aston has become the latest member of the Aston family to land a top acting role in a television drama. Thomas, 11, of Bankside Close, Bacup will appear in a two-part psychological thriller 'The Butterfly Collectors,' on ITV on April
SUN-watchers have been warned they could risk their eyesight by staring at this summer's eclipse. Millions are expected to turn out on August 11 to watch the once-in-a-lifetime event. People in the South West will see Britain's first total eclipse since
FURY erupted today after nurses across East Lancashire were told they were not going to receive their inflation-busting pay rise on time. Hospital managers in Burnley and Blackburn confirmed they were still waiting for clearance from the Department of
A SHORTAGE of players at Premiership rivals Coventry has seen Rovers' Academy under-19 team given a walkover into the second round of the knockout stages. The under-19s were due to entertain Coventry at Brockhall this afternoon but the game was called
THE self-made multi-millionaires of East Lancashire have seen their paper fortunes seesaw over the past year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Some have shot up the league table of Britain's wealthiest while others have tumbled as their
BIS, at Liverpool Lomax HEADLINING the Wiiija Records tour, Glasgow's Bis are like three heroes who have leapt from the pages of a Marvel comic. Currently enjoying huge success in Japan, and with rising popularity here, world domination could be just
The Drifters, at King George's Hall, Blackburn THE current British tour featuring one of the world's biggest-ever selling groups was hastily re-arranged in December following the untimely death of its long-time lead singer. But the legend of Johnny Moore
The Saturday Interview: Neil Bramwell meets former schoolmaster, radio presenter and now county cricket secretary DAVE EDMUNDSON A TEAM of naughty schoolboy footballers cowered in their dressing room. Their pre-match trip to the pub had been rumbled,
AID workers in East Lancashire have revealed that gifts are pouring in to help the thousands of Kosovar refugees forced to flee their homes. Ian Scott, of Withnell-based charity International Aid Trust, said there had been a fantastic response to appeals
LABOUR will be fighting to maintain its traditional stranglehold on Burnley Council. They are fielding a full team of 17 candidates including two in Rosehill Ward where there are two vacancies. The ruling group are facing a tough challenge from a mixture
CONSERVATIVES in Hyndburn will step aside to allow independent candidate Adrian Shurmer to launch a straight fight with Labour leader George Slynn at next month's borough elections. Mr Shurmer will attempt to wrestle power from Coun Slynn in Netherton
PROMISING youngsters Earl play one of Manchester's top venues this week as they aim to spread word of their talent outside their native East Lancashire. The all-girl three-piece, who play Band On The Wall on Tuesday, have so far ignored early approaches
UB40: The Train Is Coming (Virgin) - A touch of Wild West country with lashings of harmonica set to a reggae roots backdrop. Ken Boothe will no doubt be very pleased with what UB40 (pictured) have done to his song. (7/10) JS CUBE: Scrounger (Virgin) -
ARTWORK by women across Pendle which will raise awareness of diabetes in the Asian community goes on display tomorrow . Last year the Preston Community Arts Project (PRESCAP) and the Pendle Pakistan Welfare Association (PPWA) ran workshops for women using
Sunday, April 11, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Peel Street Pharmacy, 8 Bentham Road, Mill Hill; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street
THE self-made multi-millionaires of East Lancashire have seen their paper fortunes seesaw over the past year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Some have shot up the league table of Britain's wealthiest while others have tumbled as their
