A BOOK which is produced each year by Blackburn with Darwen Council to offer youngsters advice has been revised to give it a more local feel. The What Now book is produced by the council and the Youth Service and has advice on education, money, health
Friday, April 30, 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, Oakenhurst
THE head teacher of a Blackburn primary school was assaulted by the mother of one of his pupils when she went in to complain about bullying. Blackburn magistrates heard that Carol Maureen Gibbons had been drinking before she went to St Luke and St Philip's
LEADING councillors in Blackburn and Darwen have been accused of acting like dictators at public meetings for not giving their rivals a say on major issues. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats say the ruling Labour group have been bulldozing their policies
STAN Ternent has revealed the secret behind one of the biggest mysteries at Turf Moor - the Clarets free-kick routine. The bouncing ball ritual, currently featuring Micky Mellon and Paul Cook, has bemused fans all season. But Ternent explained the mystery
Fun Day with Disco, Beech Tree, Little Harwood, from 12 noon. In aid of Glenfield Play Safe. Cream Teas, Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, 12.30pm. Guided Walk - River Darwen Parkway (two miles). Meet Aqueduct car park, Bolton Road, Ewood, Blackburn, 2pm
THE Cancer Research Campaign has praised the Stirk House Hotel in Gisburn for its fund-raising efforts. The charity presented co-owner Karen Weaving with a certificate of thanks at a ceremony in Swinton. The hotel has raised around £20,000 for the Cancer
DAIRY farmer Paul Kenny today grimly faced up to the reality of £50,000 losses in just 12 months and told the Government: "I can't go on." The Ribble Valley dairyman was speaking after his case was spelt out to agriculture minister Nick Brown in Parliament
TONIGHT (Saturday April 24th) Tony's Empress Ballroom, Blackburn: SASQUASH, OPERATION SOUND SYSTEM, IRATION STEPPAS, dub and roots extravaganza Hare and Hounds, Abbey Village: KLARION, folk pop, free Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PHATS AND SMALL, chart
LANCASHIRE old boy Ronnie Irani hopes to catch his former team-mates cold at Chelmsford tomorrow. The Bolton-born all-rounder is now a key figure in the Essex Eagles team who face Lancashire Lighting in the CGU National League Division One. "Lancashire
MARTIN Meadows is in pole position for the coveted BTRDA Gold Star title after he overpowered his rivals on the Somerset Stages. The Clitheroe driver collected maximum points on the West Country rally with an emphatic victory - by over two minutes - in
WHALLEY ARROWS Under-10s 2 HASLINGDEN JUNIORS 1 IT WAS a very even game for the first five minutes and it took a Giggs-type run from Alex Smith who beat four men in a mazy run that started in his own penalty area and ended with him slotting the ball past
THINGS got a bit "hairy" during a college hairdressing department's annual competition and prize night when the dryers blew a fuse. Events at Nelson and Colne College's Graham Seville hairdressing and beauty evening were put on hold for a short time as
A DRUNKEN baby-sitter who torched his house - and forgot about a toddler sleeping inside - has been sent to prison for four-and-a-half years. Mentally-ill John Francis Hughes, 37, started the blaze in revenge after a row with his wife - and a three-year-old
A BIG band from East Lancashire wants to get bigger. The King's Park Big Band, which is based in Rishton and rehearses in Burnley, is looking for new members to enhance their sound. The ensemble, formed in 1992, plays material including Duke Ellington
ANDREW Watson looks set to emerge as a vital 'signing' at Turf Moor as he bids to generate the finance Stan Ternent needs to revive the Clarets as a major force. Watson this week became Burnley's first general manager and has spent his first few days
A MIX of music styles is set to raise cash for charity when three of East Lancashire's best bands play in Blackburn next month. Grunge band Uncowboy, led by ex-Syndicate man Damien Manville, share the bill with Blackburn crossover act Bigfluff and Darwen
KEVIN Gallacher feels a repeat of the spirit of '95 could prove crucial to Blackburn Rovers' salvation - this time at the opposite end of the table. Gallacher spent most of that Ewood championship season recovering from a broken leg but still managed
PUNK band Boredom, full name now Boredom UK, have a London show lined up with a cult '70s act who are re-forming. Blackburn-based four-piece Boredom will support punks Menace at their reunion show at the Dublin Castle, Camden, on Saturday May 22. Boredom
ANIMAL lovers who wanted their furry friends microchipped overwhelmed the RSPCA's Altham sanctuary. More than 250 pet owners arrived to have the permanent identity tags injected into their animals' necks during the charity's microchip promotion day. Manager
A MOVE to disqualify Hyndburn Council leader George Slynn from this year's borough elections has failed. Independent candidate Adrian Shurmer, who is standing against Coun Slynn in Netherton ward, Great Harwood, asked returning officer Michael Chambers
PORING over the sound desk at his own studio is Seamus Heffernan's day-to-day work. But even after a decade of recording other people's songs, the East Lancashire sound expert still finds music is his best form of relaxation - playing with no fewer than
A CAMPAIGN to increase the number of "gas guzzlers'' on the road is being stepped up by MP Gordon Prentice. He wants to see more vehicles adapted to run on environmentally friendly fuels such as liquid petroleum gas and compressed natural gas. Transport
A PRIVATE nursery school has been praised for promoting the personal and social development of the children in its care. Education inspectors found that the relationships between the children and staff at Stepping Stones Nursery in Hoddlesden was warm
Sunday, April 25, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: CG and UG Patel, Witton Pharmacy, 108 Redlam; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen
THE future of a Muslim community centre in Blackburn was in doubt today after a row over a £300,000 donation from an £18million lottery winner. The framework of the £700,000 community centre, on land between Ash Street and Plane Street, has been in place
Thursday, April 29, 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: E Collins, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Wednesday, April 28, 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: Arthur
Monday, April 26, 1999 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
FIVE directors from a Blackburn firm suffered the pain of having their legs waxed to raise money for the Kosovo crisis. The plucky five are all part of the management team at Fenner Power Transmission UK Ltd, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Philips Road,
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help out at Europe's largest street bike show. Every year, Rawtenstall becomes a motorbike enthusiasts' heaven when the Rossendale Motorbike Show takes over the town. Last year the show attracted around 35,000 visitors from
A HEROIN addict who helped deal drugs to undercover police, has gone to prison for the first time. Liam Mannion, 35, was sent down for 15 months by Judge Raymond Bennett, who told him what he had done was a serious matter. Mannion, of Musbury Avenue,
Tuesday, April 27, 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
CAMPAIGNING village residents have received a setback after councillors backed plans to build industrial units on land behind their homes in Guide. But the final decision on the scheme, close to Blackamoor Road, will be made by the Government's North
A RADIO link is being launched in Haslingden to give shopkeepers better security. The scheme has been hailed a success in other areas of Rossendale where it has led to arrests and a reduction in shoplifting. For a small initial outlay, shops are linked
TEACHING unions in Blackburn say a scheme to involve businesses in the funding of work to rebuild a school in the town will end with profit being made from education budgets. The Government has been asked to give permission to St Wilfrid's High School
IT'S the question that is cropping up increasingly as the results of Rovers and Charlton are so closely matched. What happens if the two clubs finish in a relegation spot with identical records? The answer is - a play-off. League positions in the Premiership
A BUS driver who forced schoolchildren to dive for cover when he smashed into a low bridge had forgotten it was a double decker, a court was told. And today transport bosses confirmed that Mohammed Abbas has been demoted to driving minibuses since the
KEVIN Gallacher feels a repeat of the spirit of '95 could prove crucial to Blackburn Rovers' salvation - this time at the opposite end of the table. Gallacher spent most of that Ewood championship season recovering from a broken leg but still managed
ANDREW Watson looks set to emerge as a vital 'signing' at Turf Moor as he bids to generate the finance Stan Ternent needs to revive the Clarets as a major force. Watson this week became Burnley's first general manager and has spent his first few days
THE future of a Muslim community centre in Blackburn was in doubt today after a row over a £300,000 donation from an £18million lottery winner. The framework of the £700,000 community centre, on land between Ash Street and Plane Street, has been in place
The Saturday Interview: Andy Neild meets JASON WILCOX REMEMBER Jim'll Fix it? You know, the TV show where kids and their parents sent letters to Jim, begging him to make their dreams come true. Jason Wilcox's dad was one such parent. His son had always
The Scotty Moore Band, at Municipal Hall, Colne LIAM Grundy and his band, a four-piece specialising in Western swing rockabilly and country, opened the show. They did a splendid version of the lovely Turn Around, an old Carl Perkins number. An equally
All Saints, at the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool ALL SAINTS' performance at Blackpool, opening their spring tour, should rate among the steamiest of the season. The girls thrilled and teased the sell-out crowd with 90 minutes of sexy dance routines and
LANCASHIRE Lynx are out to stop a run of four successive defeats which has seen them drop to third from bottom just three points above rock bottom Doncaster. Lynx travel to Cougar Park to take on Keighley Cougars tomorrow (3pm start) with continuing injury
PAUL Wiseman is relishing his home debut for Rishton against Enfield tomorrow and has twin targets as he makes his bow as a league professional this weekend. The 28-year-old New Zealand Test off-spinner wants to help instil a sense of teamwork and determination
UNTIL we get a settled spell of much warmer weather, coarse anglers cannot expect much improvement in their sport. Trout anglers, on the other hand, are much better off. It is a scientific fact that coarse fish, carp for example, do not really get going
THE East Lancashire Asian Arts Forum will hold an open day at the Mid Pennine Gallery, Yorkshire Street, Burnley, tomorrow. The event from noon to 3pm will include textile arts demonstrations, traditional Asian music, food and celebration to promote their
RAIL campaigners in East Lancashire have called for an end to the bumpy ride passengers have to put up with between Burnley and Colne. Members of the Save the East Lancashire Line (STELLA) group want Railtrack to act to improve rail lines and end the
CHART dance act Phats And Small will perform their single Turn Around when they play at Blackburn's Utopia Discotheque tonight. Phats and Small will be live on stage at 11.30pm and advance booking is recommended. Other top acts lined up for the town centre
INDIE outfit Whatever have got into the final of a battle of the bands without having to play a chord. The five-piece, who attend Habergham High School, Burnley, won their heat at the Hebden Bridge Traders Club after the rival act failed to turn up. Johnny
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage was caused today in a suspected arson attack on a caravan storage site. At least 17 caravans were damaged in the blaze, at Paintin's Caravans, Leyland Street, Accrington, with at least eight being destroyed. Firefighters
Letter I AM writing because I think more bands should be mentioned in your paper. Not necessarily adult bands but young ones as well. I am 15 and live in Darwen and I know there are a lot of young bands around, including my own. Please could you look
BASEMENT JAXX: Red Alert (XL) - Funky going-ons with a sleazy synthesised bassline and plenty of good-time shouting and growling along with electronic samples, including telephone noises. The grinding intensity blended with the uplifting vocal make this
A FARMER has defended his controversial plans to tip 250,000 tonnes of soil and stones into part of a deep ravine. Stuart Douglas, of Moor Isles Farm, Reedley Hallows, on the boundary of Pendle and Burnley, dismissed suggestions that his latest scheme
