Hyndburn Ramblers meet Plantation Street 9am for Central Bowland Round (12 miles). Leader: Neville Aspden. "An Evening with Charles Dickens," Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley, 8pm. 'Rock Out" -- workshop, Daisyfield Community Centre, Moss Street
A NEW service dedicated to helping those affected by the trauma of adoption has been launched in Blackburn. The advice and counselling service is to be run by the charity After Adoption which has been brought in by Blackburn with Darwen Council. Garry
FOUR workers at the Royal Mail sorting office in Nelson were suspended amid allegations of harassment after a colleague plunged to his death from a multi-storey car park. An inquest heard that an internal inquiry investigated whether Paul Dyson had been
BLACKBURN full-back John Curtis believes Rovers need to start playing more football on their travels if they want to improve on their wretched away record. The England Under 21 international feels Rovers have fallen between two stools in recent weeks
WELSH international striker Nathan Blake looks set to partner Matt Jansen up front for tomorrow's trip to league-leaders Fulham after shaking off a muscle strain. Blackburn boss Graeme Souness will make a couple of late checks on Blake and his other returning
A YOUNG man said to have attacked a teenager who suffered a broken facial bone, has been cleared. Liam Page, 20, was found not guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm, after a three-day trial, at Burnley Crown Court. He was discharged from the dock
ELDERLY residents have lost their battle with Burnley Community Housing for care staff to be paid when they take them on day trips out -- despite winning a meeting with company boss Ian Saville. Chief executive Ian Saville came out of the meeting with
TWO Pendle job creation schemes which would have been forced to close by Christmas because of lack of funding, have been saved by a £127,000 cash injection. The money is part of a £180,000 boost for employment initiatives in the borough, announced today
FOUR workers at the Royal Mail sorting office in Nelson were suspended amid allegations of harassment after a colleague plunged to his death from a multi-storey car park. An inquest heard that an internal inquiry investigated whether Paul Dyson had been
Singles MOBY: Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Mute) -- This single never received the attention it deserved when it was first released but airplay this time round will do the trick. Slow and mellow, this song is Moby through and through. (8/10) DH MADISON
A PLEA to save a Pendle primary school from closure fell on deaf ears at County Hall. Education bosses decided last month that Rainhall Road Community School, Barnoldswick, will close next summer despite a lengthy campaign by parents and staff to stop
THE Bishop of Blackburn the Rt Rev Alan Chesters officially opened a new extension at St Paul's Primary, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. The extension, which cost around £200,000 includes a classroom, library and offices. Most of the cash came from a government
TWO alcoholic mothers who forced their way into a 93-year-old man's home and pushed him about are behind bars for a total of seven years. Burnley Crown Court heard how the victim was left in a state of shock after his ordeal at the hands of mother-of-four
Thursday, October 19, 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
Monday, October 16, 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, October 17, 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
CHRIS Brass is enjoying the challenge of helping to haul Halifax Town of the bottom of the Football League -- but admits he would run back to Turf Moor for the chance to return to the Clarets first-team. Brass is three weeks into a loan spell at The Shay
CHRIS Brass is enjoying the challenge of helping to haul Halifax Town of the bottom of the Football League -- but admits he would run back to Turf Moor for the chance to return to the Clarets first-team. Brass is three weeks into a loan spell at The Shay
LANCASHIRE lass Sophie McDonnell is preparing to put the finishing touches to a near-perfect year in pop -- by scooping her first number one. Sophie, 22, part of all-girl outfit Precious, is currently keeping her fingers crossed that the group's latest
A CHIP shop in Darwen has been given a clean bill of health in the borough's top hygiene awards. Lee's Cantonese Kitchen in Sudell Road has been given the Golden Platter Award for the second year running. The awards are presented by Blackburn with Darwen
DNA samples taken from car thieves are being stored on a database as part of a crackdown on car crime. People charged with breaking into or stealing vehicles have a mouth swab taken at a police station and, if they are convicted, their unique DNA "fingerprint
PRESTON North End are hoping Colin Murdock's international class will rub off on the rest of the players. Defender Murdock played in both Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifiers last week -- taking his tally to seven caps -- and reported back to Deepdale
The Saturday Interview with ice skater Alan Street THE crowd was buzzing as a young Blackburn ice skater prepared to start his routine. The hundreds of spectators in the arena could feel that they were about to witness something special, something that
TALK about bad losers. Burnley's last-gasp win at Tranmere last Friday night was all too much for Rovers' club video commentator Paul Rice. His hopes were high when Jason Koumas smacked home a sumptuous volley to get Tranmere back in the game at 2-1.
DISAPPOINTED war veterans fear this year's poppy appeal in Blackburn will suffer because organisers have been forced to move out of the town hall. Appeal organiser Pat Browne said moving the poppy appeal HQ to council offices in Corporation Park will
World trek for Gavin FOOTBALL supporters are often accused of being a fickle bunch. But few supporters are more loyal than Gavin Dinsdale who plans to travel halfway around the world to watch Rovers at Fulham tomorrow. Dinsdale, who now works as a PE
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers - Andy Neild's match preview IF the FA want a few pointers in their quest to find a replacement for Kevin Keegan then they should take a stroll down the Fulham Palace Road. For, if the case for appointing a foreign coach isn't
AN uninsured teenager whose brother received a court summons after he produced the brother's driving licence to police, has escaped a custodial sentence. Burnley Crown Court heard how Jason Goulding, 19, had taken the wheel of his girlfriend's car after
A SUPERMARKET which is only 28 years old has 350 staff who have completed a total of 1,766 years service. Management celebrated the long service of colleagues at Colne's Asda with a few bottles of bubbly. Linda Lowcock has worked for 27 years, Susan Hatfield
Cellar Bar, Blackburn. THE BURN, acoustic indie, 9pm, free. Two Gates Club, Darwen. GONE BEGGING, Irish, 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
Britney Spears at the MEN Arena, Manchester WITH her famous blend of innocence wrapped in provocativeness, the phenomenon that is Britney Spears finally landed in Manchester last night, in the most spectacular way possible. The all-American girl lapped
THE quality of children's learning at an Accrington nursery school has been described as "outstanding" in its latest Ofsted report. Inspectors looking as Heathland College in Sandy Lane noted that children were progressing well towards their early learning
AN ITALIAN woman who was born after her mother had a brief affair with a British soldier during the Second World War has visited the home where her father was born. Margherita Almond, who never knew her dad Edwin Almond, was close to tears outside Albert
Sunday, October 15, 2000 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive;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
Wednesday, October 18, 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:
Friday, October 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: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
WELSH international striker Nathan Blake looks set to partner Matt Jansen up front for tomorrow's trip to league-leaders Fulham after shaking off a muscle strain. Blackburn boss Graeme Souness will make a couple of late checks on Blake and his other returning
CASH-STRAPPED traders claim their market could be under threat because shoppers have abandoned their stalls in favour of supermarkets. Edward Leyland who owns Ted's Fruit and Veg Stall on Darwen's Three Day Market says his three-day profits have dropped
TRIBUTES were today being paid to a leading member of the Scouting community in East Lancashire. John Lee, 77, of Richmond Terrace, Darwen, was chairman of the Highfield Scout Group and died suddenly on Sunday in hospital after a short illness. John,
JANET Anderson has met the cream of the world's women film makers and told them their struggle to make headway in a male dominated world was just like politics. The Rossendale and Darwen MP was hosting the first ever international summit for women in
NEARLY 2,000 children were evacuated from school playgrounds in Haslingden and Helmshore after reports of a man walking round with a handgun. The man was first spotted outside Helmshore Textile Museums on Holcombe Road, Helmshore, at 12.12pm yesterday
BLACK pudding champion Andrew Holt returns from Austria tomorrow with four gold medals to add to his collection of awards. Andrew, 39, who runs the RS Ireland factory at Waterfoot entered three samples of black puddings and one white in the Austrian competition
POLICE are appealing to shoppers for information about a vandal attack. Several hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused to a H-reg Ford Sierra on the ground floor of the Morrison's car park, Railway Road. Its windscreen was smashed and body panels
DISAPPOINTED war veterans fear this year's poppy appeal in Blackburn will suffer because organisers have been forced to move out of the town hall. Appeal organiser Pat Browne said moving the poppy appeal HQ to council offices in Corporation Park will
