Sunday, August 29, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: RH Wilson, 75 Whalley New Road, Bastwell; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers, 14 Union Street. Accrington:
Thursday, September 2, 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: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre
Wednesday, September 1, 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. To 7pm:
Tuesday, August 31, 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. To 7pm: The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst Road; Geloo Bros, Cleaver
PEOPLE spending the Bank Holiday weekend by East Lancashire's waterways are asked to keep a lookout for tell-tale signs of pollution. The Environment Agency is hoping anglers and others will be able to spot early signs of problems with water quality.
RESIDENTS of Hall Carr Estate, Rawtenstall, have ensured their flowers are a cut above the rest. And green-fingered couple Linda and Ronnie Turner, did so well in the Rawtenstall Neighbourhood Office garden competition, they have been asked to judge the
THOSE responsible for running the Worthington Cup clearly don't give a hoot for the fans, as they scheduled the second round draw for Sky Sports at 12.30pm today. That is at a time when many football fans attending home matches have already set off and
LANCASHIRE Lightning could find themselves pushed into second place in the CGU National League by Monday night - whether or not they beat Leicester Foxes at Old Trafford tomorrow. The problem for Lightning is that nearest rivals Worcester Royals - two
LANCASHIRE Lynx will be looking to finish on a high note against Keighley Cougars at Victory Park tomorrow. After coming close to defeating some of the top sides in recent games, Lynx finally got their reward last Sunday with a comprehensively defeat
AT A sunny and extremely well organised Grange Bowling Club, Clayton-le-Moors, the inter-team knockout finals day could not have been held in more perfect conditions. Globe A ended the day as holders of the trophy having defeated a very much improved
THE Ducati ridden by Carl Fogarty for his third world title is set to smash the world record for a bike at auction. The 996cc machine is expected to fetch £130,000 at a sale of exotic motorbikes at Sotheby's in Chicago next month. The current record stands
TONY Worswick tightened his grip on the BOSS Formula championship after an dazzling performance at Brands Hatch. The Blackburn engineer looked set to dominate the 25-lap race after putting his Jordan 194 on the front row of the grid. But disaster struck
DAVE Saker is relishing next summer's return to the EW Cartons Lancashire League, but he has some unfinished business first. The popular Enfield professional wants to help lift his side as high as possible by the end of the season and there will be no
THIS looks like being the best August Bank Holiday, weather-wise, for many a year. That should ensure decent catches from just about all local venues. Just a week or so ago it was as though winter had come early. Winds were in the North and East, and
AN angry dad attacked a 13-year-old boy after his daughter arrived home injured and in tears, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Gary Turner, 40, grabbed hold of the youngster by the scruff of the neck and threw him to the ground. Turner
A GUN enthusiast who threatened to shoot his wife as their 22-year marriage fell apart has begun a battle for a new firearms certificate. Burnley Crown Court heard how Philip Bradbury, 45, who had threatened to turn a gun on himself if his wife left him
BONITA! That was the declaration of proud mum Angelita Paredes as she gave birth to her bouncing daughter - all thanks to a team of translators. Midwife Lesley Taylor found herself in a bit of a quandary when Spanish-born Angelita, 24, started attending
BLACKBURN Arena is preparing itself for the biggest ice hockey match to hit the town in years. Crack English outfit Manchester Storm are to stage a plum European Cup tie against Swedish champions Brynas Tigers there on Tuesday, November 23. Storm's usual
POLICE hunting a woman who abducted her two young children from local authority care in Wales believe she may be heading for Burnley. Kelly Marie Roberts, 25, abducted Luke, four, and Shannon, three, while she was on a supervised visit. She took the youngsters
Monday, August 30, 1999 Blackburn: 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers, 14 Union Street. Accrington: 10am-12noon: Nash Chemists, 198 Blackburn Road; 12noon-1pm: Cohens Chemists, 53 High Street, Rishton. Clitheroe
AROUND 120 jobs are set to go when one of East Lancashire's last footwear firms finally gives up manufacturing. Newmans, which has been making shoes in Blackburn for 63 years, says it is being forced to give up its long-running battle against cheap imports
Friday, September 3, 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. To 7pm: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy
A 15-year-old youth, who tried to rob a pensioner, is awaiting sentence by Burnley Crown Court. Ashraful Islam, of Schofield Close, Rawtenstall, admitted attempting to rob Freda Wilkinson on May 24. He was bailed until September 24, for pre-sentence and
COLNE'S 10th annual Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival burst into life last night - with the first of the 600 performers due to appear over the Bank Holiday weekend. The international stage was host to three of Ruf Records' finest acts. First up
QUIET country lanes in East Lancashire will be a thing of the past in the next century, unless the Government acts soon, say countryside campaigners. The Council for the Protection of Rural England is predicting traffic levels in the North West countryside
ASYLUM seekers should not be housed in East Lancashire unless the government pays the bills, it was claimed today. Councils across the country are likely to be asked to ease the strain on south coast ports and London boroughs which are currently housing
STAN Ternent has already felt the benefit of his summer squad strengthening. A clean bill of health would leave the Clarets with an embarrassment of riches. But since the season started, Steve Davis, Andy Cooke, Chris Brass, Mark Robertson and John Mullin
RACIST incidents in East Lancashire have soared during summer. The police were asked to deal with more than 200 cases of harassment and racism in the last four months, with more than half of them in the east of the county. The number of racist attacks
LEE Carsley is desperate to go into the biggest week of his international career with a rare win bonus safely stashed in the bank. The midfielder, along with Ewood team-mates Jeff Kenna, Alan Kelly and Damien Duff, is set to link up with the Republic
CHRIS Brass is ready to bide his time for a first-team recall at Turf Moor. But, when it comes, he aims to make sure it's for keeps. Brass re-established himself as a key member of the Clarets defence as he helped Burnley beat the drop last season. However
AROUND 120 jobs are set to go when one of East Lancashire's last footwear firms finally gives up manufacturing. Newmans, which has been making shoes in Blackburn for 63 years, says it is being forced to give up its long-running battle against cheap imports
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29th Celebration of Guide Club's 100th Birthday - free and easy sing-along, Guide Conservative Club, School Lane. Dick Whittington pantomime, Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 2.30pm. Garden Open Day, The Ridges, Limbrick (continuation of Cowling
TONIGHT (Saturday, August 28th) King George's Hall, Blackburn: '80s GENERATION, New Romantic and New Wave revival event Cellar Bar, Blackburn: NICK DON BAND, R'n'B, 9pm Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am Mighty
LANCASHIRE Cricket Board Development Officer Rudra Singh will not be able to play in the Vaux Northern League until the final game of the season after an appeal panel upheld his three-match ban. Singh's club Blackpool say they are disgusted with the result
BARBARA Burke swapped cooking for co-driving on the Pennine Stages - and helped partner Mick Farrer to his best-ever result. The Rossendale-based duo finished an excellent eighth overall and second in class in their Colin Brennan Motors Services-backed
RIVAL Jennings Ribblesdale League professionals Peter Sleep and and Mark Harvey have been enjoying the banter at Lytham this week - in the same dressing room with Lancashire seconds. And Read professional Sleep, the county second team captain and coach
WHEN Victor Stanworth decided to retire and sell his engineering business he found his buyer in the form of his daughter and two employees. Lorraine Stanworth has worked for her father's firm S W Controls, in Ashley Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley, for 15
POLICE hunting a woman who abducted her two young children from local authority care in Wales believe she may be heading for Burnley. Kelly Marie Roberts, 25, abducted Luke, four, and Shannon, three, while she was on a supervised visit. She took the youngsters
LEE Carsley is desperate to go into the biggest week of his international career with a rare win bonus safely stashed in the bank. The midfielder, along with Ewood team-mates Jeff Kenna, Alan Kelly and Damien Duff, is set to link up with the Republic
CHRIS Brass is ready to bide his time for a first-team recall at Turf Moor. But, when it comes, he aims to make sure it's for keeps. Brass re-established himself as a key member of the Clarets defence as he helped Burnley beat the drop last season. However
TWO former councillors who have immersed themselves in community work since arriving in Hyndburn 14 years ago are leaving the area. Husband-and-wife team Bill Goldsmith and Sheelagh Delaney are moving to Cumbria - where they expect to become involved
Paul Barry reports from the V99 Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire DESPITE the presence of world class alternative acts, it seemed there was one festival performer everyone wanted to see - Spice Girl Mel C. Could the self-styled Indie Spice succeed
SINGLES JOE STRUMMER AND THE MESCALEROS: Yalla Yalla (Mercury) - The former Clash man is back, playing a whole new ball game, combining dancey keyboard sounds with a bluesy growled vocal and great drumming. This rolls along softly like The Orb or Spiritualized
A PENDLE man was remanded in custody for a month by Bootle magistrates yesterday charged with conspiracy to supply heroin. Abid Hussein, 29, of Reedyford Road, Nelson, appeared alongside two men from Liverpool charged with the same offence. A fourth man
A PENDLE high school at the centre of controversy over the last two years has achieved remarkable exam success, according to its head teacher. Mansfield High, Brierfield, put its troubles behind it and recorded a 48 per cent pass rate among students receiving
THE referee did nothing to help this West Lancashire League Premier Division game awarding two controversial red cards plus two 'dodgy' penalties. The two dismissals for foul and abusive language - both from the Lansil ranks - did not help their cause
A MAN went on an unexplained wrecking spree after a day's drinking, a court heard. Blackburn magistrates were told that Gary Westland caused more than £1,000 worth of damage to cars parked on the street where he lives. Westland, 33, of Star Street, Dawen
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after wasps stung him from head to toe by wasps as he played in a park. Daniel Goldthorpe was playing at Whitehall Park, Darwen, with some friends when he disturbed a nest. Mum Christine Goldthorpe, 45, was busy
