Friday, October 2, 1998 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
CHURCHGOERS are asking for a footpath to be closed because it has become a favourite meeting point for gangs of youths. The path runs alongside the Unitarian Church of Rawtenstall and is used as a short cut from Ormerod Street to Bank Street. Now church
Tuesday, September 29, 1998 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.
A MAJOR shake-up for town halls is on its way, says Pendle MP Gordon Prentice. And he warns that Government-demanded changes aimed at bringing councils closer to the people would dramatically alter the way the town halls are run. With the possibility
WEAKNESSES have been found on a busy main road, but plans to ban large vehicles could run into heavy opposition. The faults have been identified on a bridge in Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall, near its junction with Millgate Road. The road, which leads to
A CONFECTIONERY company responsible for polluting a stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal with sugar, fats and chocolate, lost an appeal against a £4,000 fine. Judge Peter Smith said the fine imposed on the Glisten Co Ltd, of Blackburn, was right and
TRADING standards officers have warned businesses about the financial dangers of junk mail sent by fax. Faxes have been sent out containing a survey on whether ITV should axe News at Ten. It asks the recipient to tick yes or no on the form and fax it
FIFA president Sepp Blatter was helping with this afternoon's Worthington Cup third round draw which sees Rovers and the other sides in Europe enter the competition. The draw was being held at Deepdale, which is to be the nome of the new national football
PORT Vale manager John Rudge may have turned his sights away from Andy Cooke after completing a scouting trip to Scotland earlier this week. Rudge, who recently had an offer for the Burnley pair of Cooke and Glen Little rejected, was believed to have
A PRIVATE detective today told how he was recruited to track down the East Lancashire relatives of a former public schoolboy accused of one of the world's most gruesome killing sprees. Blackburn investigator Jack Hill was hired by Charles Ng's defence
IF Blackburn Rugby Club's players think they are going to be pampered under new coach Steve Kerry they'd better think again. The 32-year-old might have been christened 'Pampers' by his old Salford buddies, writes ANDY NEILD. But it was for over-egging
A FRIGHTENED 85-year-old woman was forced to flee through a window to escape a fire which started in the kitchen of her bungalow. Firefighters found Mrs Elizabeth Kerry outside her house on Browsholme Avenue, Burnley, in shock and suffering from the effects
Pop singer Shah and R'n'B soul artist Tony Momerlle appear at Privilege nightclub in Darwen town centre on Tuesday. Shah, whose single Secret Love made it to third spot in the club charts, is hoping to make a bigger impact with her next single All Or
MICHAEL Carl Hoyle swore at police after an officer spilled beer on him while confiscating his can of lager, his solicitor told Hyndburn magistrates. Hoyle, 18, of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, admitted being drunk and disorderly and was conditionally
TEENAGE pop with a difference is thriving in East Lancashire - thanks to a sister act who are a million miles from the chart sounds of the Spice Girls or All Saints. Pendle girl guitar band Earl join two of the area's hottest acts at Burnley Mechanics
Sunday, September 27, 1998 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: L Mossop Ltd, 193-195 Accrington Road; Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm
Thursday, October 1, 1998 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
Wednesday, September, 1998 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, September 28, 1998 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
A FUND-RAISER at the Coronation Hotel, Horton-in-Craven, tomorrow will raise money for the children's cancer unit at St James's Hospital, Leeds. The event starts at 9am and is called Operation Simba. It will feature police dogs, a falcon display, police
SINGERS will tomorrow head for Ireland to have fun and raise money for good causes. Colne Orpheus Glee Union male choir offered their talents free of charge during a six-day trip to Eire. They will sing in aid of a school for children with learning disabilities
STAN Ternent is poised to complete the signing of Frank Petter Kval and give the Norwegian keeper until the end of the season to prove he's got what it takes, writes PETE OLIVER. Ternent has been impressed enough with Kval to sign him on a free transfer
MUSLIMS in East Lancashire are still outraged by the work of author Salman Rushdie and believe the death threat against him should remain, it was claimed today. The Iranian government has distanced itself from the death threat made by the late Ayatollah
CHRIS Sutton stunned Blackburn Rovers boss Roy Hodgson yesterday afternoon when he pulled out of this afternoon's game at Everton, writes PETER WHITE. And the player today admitted :"It's a nightmare." And Hodgson's strikeforce crisis deepened when Kevin
Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: PRECINCT 47, live jazz funk, till 3am King George's Hall, Blackburn: THE HISTORY OF NORTH WEST SOUL, £10/£11, 9pm Haslingden Public Hall: KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN, 8pm Angels, Burnley: LAST EVER NIGHT, £12, 9pm to 4am Utopia Discotheque
NO-NONSENSE Blackburn Hawks player-coach Bobby Haig has been in ice hockey too long to take anything for granted. Statistically, Hawks are earmarked for a home win over Oxford Foxblades at the Arena tomorrow night (face off 6pm). But Haig is leaving nothing
A WOMAN who tried to smuggle heroin in a condom to her boyfriend has won her freedom. Susan Kenny, 21, went to see Paul Plowright in Preston Prison, where guards saw her putting something into her mouth. As she leaned forward, she was stopped and prison
A MILLION pound improvement scheme is set to return a Burnley park to its 17th century glory. Burnley Council will bid for funding from the National Lottery heritage fund to restore historic Towneley Park. Already the fund has agreed to back a feasibility
ONE hundred and thirteen new jobs have been created in Burnley and more could be on the way after furniture firm Pine Direct opened a new 100,000 square feet head office and manufacturing plant. Furniture retailer Scartop Pine Village and trade wholesaler
A DRUG addict died at a remote Ribble Valley hotel after taking a lethal cocktail of heroin and cocaine. An inquest heard that Simon Cotzec and his girlfriend had gone to the hotel to try and wean themselves off drugs. But the final binge before they
A SECOND jury has been unable to reach a verdict on a Calderstones care assistant accused of sexually abusing a schoolgirl. Judge Raymond Bennett discharged the Burnley Crown Court panel, after at least 10 were unable to agree after six hours and 40 minutes
TWO of the best bands from Blackburn and Burnley have battled their way into a talent showcase staged by a television company in Manchester this week. Multi-influenced Blackburn band Marrakesh and Burnley favourites The Rubbish are set to play the showcase
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH: Perfect 10 (Go! Discs) - Back after being away for ages, their tongues are planted firmly in the cheek with this look at our body obsessed society. Hull's finest should carve out a healthy chart placing with their latest offering. (8/
