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  • Events in East Lancashire on Sunday, November 19th

    Craft Fair, Stanley Grange, Roach Road, Samlesbury, 2pm. Family Fun Day, Commercial Hotel, Great Harwood, 2pm. In aid of Broadfield School. Folk Mix: Dick Gaughan, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Arts and Crafts Fair, Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, Newmarket

  • Christmas comes early for toddlers

    CHRISTMAS has come early for a group of toddlers after its playgroup was handed a sum of money for new toys. The group, which meets at Lammack Methodist Church, in Lammack Road, Blackburn, successfully applied to Blackburn with Darwen Council's Community

  • Blooming marvellous guide

    THE Red Rose county's "blooming lovely" beauty spots are highlighted in a new booklet aimed at local people and visitors alike. The 16-page free colour guide, produced by Lancashire County Council, divides the county into six areas which show its contrasting

  • Jail for savage attack on a puppy

    A MAN has who used a puppy like a football has been jailed for the savage attack. Burnley Magistrates were told how the tiny cross bred was violently abused by Christoper Ian O'Leary, 26, who had owned it for just a week. Neighbours alerted police after

  • Old folk told to leave home

    OUTRAGED elderly residents have been told to leave their private residential home by Christmas because it is being sold to a nearby school. And the home's owners have been slammed by Blackburn with Darwen Council for failing to make clear their plans.

  • Ewood beat, with Andy Neild

    Milan gesture THOSE die-hard fans who made the long trek South to Portsmouth last Saturday must have felt pig-sick this week when they heard about Milan Mandaric's latest money-saving offer. After seeing supporters from both Rovers and Birmingham get

  • Frank fights his way through traffic for visit

    DESPITE being two hours late, Frank Bruno still made an impression on the waiting crowds at Woolworths in Burnley as he signed autographs and posed for photographs. The celebrity, who was delayed when he was stuck in traffic on the M6, launched a new

  • Bosses sent to jail for fraud

    THREE company directors who defrauded thousands of pounds from businesses were jailed yesterday after one of the biggest investigations into business rate fraud. Another was fined £1,000. Over a four year period Jason Clarke, John Stenson, Anthony Dardis

  • Jail for savage attack on a puppy

    A MAN has who used a puppy like a football has been jailed for the savage attack. Burnley Magistrates were told how the tiny cross bred was violently abused by Christoper Ian O'Leary, 26, who had owned it for just a week. Neighbours alerted police after

  • Who's playing where in the North West

    SATURDAY (November 18) The Queen's, Accrington: THE FLOW, indie, 9pm, free. Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart

  • New beat cops

    TWO new rural beat officers have been appointed to posts in Lancashire Constabulary's Eastern Division. PC Pat Sutton will move to take over at Gisburn, covering Rimington, Sawley, Bolton-By-Bowland, Newsholme and Tosside. Pc Mark Holgate will take up

  • Pride of Red Rose county

    THE Red Rose county is preparing to celebrate annual Lancashire Day. Everything from Eccles cakes to hot pot to black puddings will be celebrated on November 27, the anniversary of the event in 1295 when Edward I summoned the county's first elected representatives

  • Clarets swoop for £1m Moore

    STOCKPORT striker IAN Moore is set to become Burnley's first £1m signing. The Clarets have agreed a fee with their Division One rivals for the forward and full details will emerge last week. Stan Ternent has been chasing the forward for several weeks

  • Turf Moor beat, with Pete Oliver

    Still all Wright FORMER England striker Ian Wright hasn't lost the old magic. Wright was back at Turf Moor for a spot of training this week during a visit to see old pal Mitchell Thomas. And according to Burnley boss Stan Ternent the goalscorers' instinct

  • Clarets swoop for £1m Moore

    STOCKPORT striker IAN Moore is set to become Burnley's first £1m signing. The Clarets have agreed a fee with their Division One rivals for the forward and full details will emerge last week. Stan Ternent has been chasing the forward for several weeks

  • Mods and rockers

    SABDEN-based based four-piece Reverb play at Rishton Cricket Club next Saturday night. The indie outfit will be supported by the Mod sounds of Ste Porter's retro disco. Tickets for the show are £2 on the door

  • Back to the '80s

    THE ever-popular '80s will be revisited during a night of musical nostalgia being held at Tony's Ballroom, Blackburn, on Friday between 8.30pm and 2.30pm. The event will feature a cross section of sounds ranging from The Smiths and New Order to early

  • Tidied-up Tidy

    FLAMBOYANT Pendle group Tidy take a break from their UK tour with Status Quo to play a special gig for their local fans. Performing at the Punch Bowl, Earby, next Friday night the lads will take the chance to air a batch of new material. Lead singer Bruce

  • Dead different sound

    TEN Stone Dead have changed singers, got a new drummer, changed style and re-written their entire set. The busy Clayton-le-Moors outfit parted company with their lead singer Stephen Spencer last month after musical differences within the band. Pete Norman

  • Album comes first - then the record deal . . .

    TOMPAULIN'S last single, Slender, went into the indie charts at number five and now the Blackburn band are set to start work on their debut album without yet signing a record deal for it. The poetic indie band will team-up again next month with producer

  • Bury held by Conference side in FA CUP

    Cash-strapped Bury were on the receving end of an FA Cup result they didn't want when Northwich Victoria from the Nationwide Conference left Gigg Lane smiling happily after holding their league opponents to a creditable 1-1 draw. A full report will appear

  • Burglar had a change of heart

    A BURGLAR had a change of heart when he learned that his victim was the friend of a friend. Blackburn magistrates heard that David Paul Thompson arranged to return all the property he had stolen two days earlier. But scenes of crime police had already

  • Ramblers pick leaders

    MORE than 20 members attended the annual meeting of the Rossendale group of the Ramblers Association at the Weavers' Cottage, Rawtenstall. Officers elected were: chairman, Ian Tattersall; secretary, Alan Johnson; footpath secretary, Walter Waide; publicity

  • Fence could halt stray balls

    A BARRIER of trees could be planted to prevent stray balls from a popular cricket field crashing through neighbours' windows. Residents living opposite the cricket field on Newhallhey Road, Rawtenstall, claim their homes are in danger from an increasing

  • Party time for golden couple

    FORMER Rossendale first citizens Paddy and Anne Navin are celebrating 50 years of marriage today with a party at the Royal Hotel in Waterfoot. The couple, who live at Tong Lane, Bacup, were the Mayor and Mayoress of Rossendale from 1987 to 1988 and the

  • Kiddies going to the zoo two by two!

    HUNDREDS of youngsters from East Lancashire will be going to the zoo, two by two, to enjoy a special children's service. Instead of a traditional pulpit and pews there will be penguins and parrots as the congregation moves from its usual venue of Blackburn

  • Broken bottle jabbed into throat

    A MAN convicted of a deliberate attack with a broken bottle has been remanded in custody to await sentence. Preston Crown Court was told that James Keller jabbed his victim in the throat with an improvised weapon. But he told the jury he could not remember

  • Prescott pledges action on homes

    JOHN Prescott has promised to look at ways the Government can help refurbish unfit, private terrace homes in East Lancashire. The Deputy Prime Minister pledged action after MPs Gordon Prentice and Peter Pike raised the problem of thousands of rundown

  • FA Cup: Boro's big day

    UNIBOND First Division side Radcliffe Borough face Third Division opponents York City at Gigg Lane tomorrow (kick off 3pm). The non league side, currently put up for sale by Bernard Manning Junior, son of the comedian, have reached the first round proper

  • ANGLING: Decent pegs prove hard to find

    By Kingfisher IT IS hardly surprising that catches from most local venues, including the canal, were not that good. Following a much better week weather-wise, prospects are much improved. To be honest there were relatively few anglers about last weekend

  • Bosses sent to jail for fraud

    THREE company directors who defrauded thousands of pounds from businesses were jailed yesterday after one of the biggest investigations into business rate fraud. Another was fined £1,000. Over a four year period Jason Clarke, John Stenson, Anthony Dardis

  • Fitting funeral for Brian

    A HORSE-DRAWN hearse was a fitting final carriage for a man who had a life-long interest in horses. Brian Farran died aged 63 after a battle with lung cancer. As a young man he travelled the country working on fairgrounds but settled down in his native

  • Rachel's cartoon makes debut on TV

    A CARTOON dreamed up by a local schoolgirl was set to get its TV debut today. Rachel Cotton, 13, was among 17 winners of a national competition run by the Disney Channel where pupils from more than 4,000 school across the UK were asked to write a short

  • Rovers get 4,200 for Turf Moor clash

    BLACKBURN Rovers have been given 4,200 tickets for next month's derby clash with Burnley at Turf Moor. And they will go on sale to season-ticket holders only from next Wednesday on a first come, first served basis as the clubs prepare for their first

  • The Saturday interview with Bryan Douglas

    BRYAN Douglas is a legend in the eyes of many Blackburn Rovers fans. But to his grandkids, he is just 'Grandad'. "They are more interested in David Beckham than me," says the man who played more than 500 league and cup games for Rovers in the 1950s and

  • Appeal in m'way car mystery

    POLICE have appealed for help in tracing the movements of a car which sparked a major alert after it was abandoned on the M65. The motorway was sealed off for 12 hours between Burnley and Nelson after the black MG Montego was left on the hard shoulder

  • Aero firm launches paddling pursuits

    BROWNIES are using paddle power to earn their "water wings" thanks to the generosity of an East Lancashire firm. Aerospace giant BAE Systems, which employs 4,000 people at Samlesbury, donated £400 to the 58th Burnley and 1st Habergham Brownie packs, which

  • Drug confession surprised police

    POLICE attending a domestic disturbance were handed a drugs haul after a student jumped on a chair, reached into the loft and gave them a carrier bag. Burnley Crown Court heard that officers had not suspected any drugs were in the house and babysitter

  • Truants at work on market stalls

    A POLICE sweep for truants in an East Lancashire town centre found several working hard on the market rather than in school. The operation has been hailed an "outstanding success" by Hyndburn MP Greg Pope, a former truancy officer. But the police were

  • Chemists on Duty

    Sunday, November 19 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Boots

  • Chemists on Duty

    Thursday, November 23 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, Audley

  • Chemists on Duty

    Wednesday, November 22 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: Arthur

  • Chemists on Duty

    Friday, November 24 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, Oakenhurst

  • Chemists on Duty

    Monday, November 20 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 Pharmacy

  • Chemists on Duty

    Tuesday, November 21 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

  • Rovers get 4,200 for Turf Moor clash

    BLACKBURN Rovers have been given 4,200 tickets for next month's derby clash with Burnley at Turf Moor. And they will go on sale to season-ticket holders only from next Wednesday on a first come, first served basis as the clubs prepare for their first

  • Elvis at Cavern?

    BURNLEY band Necessary Elvis have won their way through to the final of the Play the Cavern Competition. Their original set of American-style rock beat off the challenge of five other bands to secure victory in their heat. Delighted drummer Ben Walker

  • Youth shelter plan

    EDENFIELD youngsters are one step nearer to getting their own meeting point in the village. Teenagers have complained for years that they have no meeting place near their homes. Now Lancashire County Council has asked Rossendale Council's permission to

  • Drug fighter steps down

    A FOUNDER of a ground-breaking drug service is leaving the organisation he helped to set up six years ago. Ian Clements, of Waterfoot, is chairman of trustees at Early Break, which provides counselling and support for young people and families who are

  • Standing room only at funeral for Andrew

    THERE was standing room only as hundreds packed St Joseph's RC Church, Stacksteads, for the funeral of Andrew Gordon. Father-of-one Mr Gordon, 34, of Acre View, Stacksteads, died in the Royal Preston Hospital on October 26 after suffering head injuries

  • Shops may shut to beat yobbos

    TEENAGE yobs who have turned a shopping centre into a night time no-go zone could be forced out by plans to close the area at night. Police and councillors have received dozens of complaints about young people hanging about and drinking in the Valley

  • Cheque fraud bid costs £140

    A MAN was the only loser when he tried to cash a friend's cheque to settle a debt. Blackburn magistrates heard that the cheque cashing shop had not lost out and Andrew Reid, the payee on the £180 cheque, had not lost out. But David Thomas Whittaker was

  • Old folk miss out on winter flu jab

    ALMOST half East Lancashire's pensioners are still putting their health at risk by not taking up the life saving flu jab. Despite a campaign by East Lancashire Health Authority, 47 per cent of people aged 65 and over have not been immunised against the

  • Lies put armed police on alert

    ARMED police were mobilised as part of a major operation after a 21-year-old man claimed he had been held at gunpoint. Blackburn magistrates heard the false alarm was raised in the Witton area of Blackburn by Craig Short Coulson just weeks after a teenager

  • Pub landlord took own life

    A BLACKBURN pub landlord hanged himself because of problems with drink, money and marriage. David Allen Stewart, licensee of the Star and Garter in Railway Road, was found hanged from a piece of yellow washing line fixed to a door at the pub. There was

  • Team will make county greener

    A NEW waste-busting team is to be set up in a bid to make the county greener. The team will be dedicated to developing waste minimisation projects to meet the challenging targets set in the new Draft Waste Management Strategy drawn up by the Lancashire

  • Soccer fans put rivalry aside for Children In Need

    STAFF at a bank were split down the middle when they decided to show their true colours for charity. When the ten employees at Barclays Bank, in Union Street, Accrington, were coming up with ideas to get involved with this year's Children In Need one

  • Old folk told to leave home

    OUTRAGED elderly residents have been told to leave their private residential home by Christmas because it is being sold to a nearby school. And the home's owners have been slammed by Blackburn with Darwen Council for failing to make clear their plans.

  • ICE SKATING: Street lands fourth place

    ALAN Street -- the only man in Britain who can perform the 'quad Salchow', a four-rotation jump -- warmed up for next week's British Nationals with a fourth-place finish at Norway's Grand Prix. Street, who trains at Blackburn ice arena, was delighted