BURNLEY'S Lady Towneley -- already applauded by the Princess Royal and Sports Minister Kate Hoey this year -- brought new honour to the town today when she was made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. The long-time campaigner for the creation
Singles MERZ: Lotus (Sony) -- Perhaps a touch over-sentimental in the lyric department, but nevertheless a fine song in that it manages to find a cool balance between lush melody and groove-tastic beats. (6/10) JS OCEAN COLOUR SCENE: July/I Am The News
SIX baby hamsters need a home but they can't be kept together -- hamsters can breed like rabbits! The RSPCA shelter, Altham, has been given six Russian dwarf hamsters by a man who could no longer care for them for health reasons. The brown and tan hamsters
Sunday, June 18, 2000 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Boots Chemists, 2 Cobden Court;11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers Ltd, 14 Union Street. Accrington: 11am-1pm
Thursday, June 22, 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, Audley
Friday, June 23, 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, Oakenhurst
AUSTRALIAN Test ace Jason Gillespie today called on the International Cricket Council to kick those found guilty of matchfixing out of the game for life. The 25-year-old Rishton pro has admitted it makes his blood boil to hear fellow professionals have
THREE autographed shirts will be auctioned on June 26 at a sell-out sportsman's dinner in the Rose 'n' Bowl Restaurant, Stacksteads. Rossendale Coun Jimmy Eaton organised the dinner, with former Claret Mick Docherty as MC and former Ireland and Manchester
LAP-DANCING and stripper nights in Rossendale pubs have been given the green light. Councillors voted to regulate lap-dancing after several landlords expressed an interest in putting on shows in their pubs. The Queen's Hotel and Madison's Wine Bar in
PET owners were today placed on red alert as weather forecasters predicted the first summer heatwave would send temperatures soaring over the weekend. THE RSPCA is already considering cruelty charges against the owners of a dog who died of suspected heatstroke
A STUDENT fears he could lose the sight in one of his eyes following a vicious and unprovoked attack in the street. The 21-year-old Sean Fletcher, of Highfield Street, Haslingden, was punched in the face by a man police describe as heavily built Army-type
A LEUKAEMIA sufferer at the centre of a worldwide search to find him a life-saving donor has raised £10,000 to help fight the disease. Michael Baines was devastated by the bombshell diagnosis three years ago but decided he wasn't going to let it ruin
A LEADING Jehovah's Witness today said the decision by his faith's elders to allow blood transfusions was not a major U-turn. The move was made at a secret meeting of the the 12-member world governing body in New York this week. Controversy has raged
TWO pub landlords have been told to pack their bags and go after they refused to allow the brewery to install "spy in the cellar" systems in their premises. Joan and Lawrence Theaker, of the Aqueduct Pub, Ewood, and Cliff and Marilyn Hutchinson, of the
JUBILANT council leader Malcolm Doherty received an extra special Father's Day present -- an OBE for his services to the community in East Lancashire. The 59-year-old former union official was among the local people who received awards in the Queen's
TRANSCO Lancashire League leaders Church are away to Central Lancashire League title challengers Middleton in the pick of tomorrow's inter-league trophy quarter-finals. Middleton, whose professional is Sri Lankan Ravin Peris, are second in the CCL table
JASON Gillespie's face contorted with pain as he lay on the ground in Kandy, Sri Lanka, staring down at the wreckage of his injured leg. His collision with Australian team-mate Steve Waugh had left him nursing a fracture -- another cruel set-back in an
Sale of Goods, Val's Barn, Belthorn Road, Belthorn Village, 10am-5pm. "Pinnochio," Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre, 2.30pm. "Sing A Song of Sixpence," King George's Hall, Blackburn, 2.30pm. Summer Fete, St Mary's School, Whalley Road, Langho, 2pm-5pm. Classic
UP to 1,500 jobs could be created if plans to extend the hugely successful Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson into neighbouring green belt land gets the go ahead. The extension through hillside fields to the Padiham bypass would create around 40 acres
TWO pub landlords have been told to pack their bags and go after they refused to allow the brewery to install "spy in the cellar" systems in their premises. Joan and Lawrence Theaker, of the Aqueduct Pub, Ewood, and Cliff and Marilyn Hutchinson, of the
CHEF Tariq Mehmood served up a tasty treat to be picked as Burnley's top curry cook. Tariq, chef at the Shalamar Tandoori Restaurant, Church Street, faced strong competition in the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health 2000 national curry chef of
SAMPLES taken from the ruins of the former Grand Cinema, Nelson, which was destroyed by a massive fire, have been sent away for police analysis. Officers investigating the blaze on May 28, which gutted the Market Street building, have spent 10 days sifting
UP to 1,500 jobs could be created if plans to extend the hugely successful Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson into neighbouring green belt land gets the go ahead. The extension through hillside fields to the Padiham bypass would create around 40 acres
GERMAN exchange students visiting teenagers at a Pendle high school are looking forward to tonight's epic Euro 2000 clash between the old foes England and Germany. The group of teenagers from the Black Forest are in the middle of a 10-day stay with students
CRIME hotspots in Colne, Nelson and Barnoldswick are being targeted by police in a leaflet campaign. Sergeant June Prophet, Colne's Problem Orientated Policing co-ordinator, has enlisted the help of Crimestoppers in an effort to reduce the number of burglaries
Saturday, June 17th 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 and party tunes, 10pm to 3am. Band on the Wall, Manchester
Wednesday, June 21, 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: Arthur
Monday, June 19, 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 Pharmacy
Tuesday, June 20, 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
PHIL Neville has called on England's boo-boys to lay off David Beckham and unite behind the nation's Euro 2000 bid. Beckham was the subject of sickening taunts after England's opening Group A defeat to Portugal. The midfielder's Manchester United team-mates
BUSKING may not be the ideal way to rehearse but it suited up-and-coming East Lancashire band Spiral Minds down to the ground. The band consists of lead guitarist Martin Scott, 21, of Blackburn, lead vocalist and bass guitarist Craig Prescott, 32, of
VICTORY at Cherry Tree tomorrow won't make amends for Great Harwood missing out on winning the league title last season. But reaching the semi-finals of the Jennings Ramsbottom Cup will be of some compensation. The Cliffe Park club would have won last
MIKE Smethurst won praise from coach Bob Simpson and England's Andy Flintoff for his latest career best performance. Smethurst's 7-37 against New Zealand A in Liverpool yesterday, which beat his previous best of 7-50 against Durham earlier this season
