Friday, September 25, 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.
CREDITORS of a Rawtenstall menswear shop are being invited to a meeting in Manchester next week. Nobbut Lads, in Bank Street, is closing after 25 years in the town. Director Alec Burton blamed disruptions caused by work to restore the shopping street's
Tuesday, September 22, 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.
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a shopping centre on the edge of a town centre have failed to win the backing of planners. Rossendale Council's planning department is recommending that proposals for a Tesco superstore, two fast food outlets, two non-food shops
BURNLEY'S twin strikeforce of Andy Cooke and Andy Payton are on course for a season-long shoot-out which team-mate Glen Little believes will fire the Clarets up the table. Cooke finished last season as the club's top-scorer with 20 goals. But he could
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Martin Dahlin today revealed his "frustration" at not being able to claim a regular place in the Ewood side. And he believes it is damaging his international hopes. But, while a move for the striker could well be imminent from
FIRE chiefs are warning people not to sleep with electric blankets on after an elderly woman had a lucky escape. The bedroom of her house in Woodlands Drive, Whalley, was destroyed by fire yesterday after her electric blanket ignited. Householder Annie
TONIGHT (Saturday, September 19th) Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: TAXI, till 3am King George's Hall, Blackburn: T'PAU, SALT OF THE EARTH, £8/£9, 8pm Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am MONDAY Blakey's Cafe Bar, Blackburn: DANNY MOSS, GARY SCOTT,
The Saturday Interview - Kevin Emmott meets new Blackburn Hawks star Andrew Dickson CRICKET, revered here in East Lancashire, has never really taken off in Canada. It's just too quintessentially English - far too complex, much too refined. In short, they
AN action committee to continue the campaign to save Whiteacres home for the elderly in Burnley could be formed next week. Residents and families, bitter over Lancashire county council's cost-saving decision to axe the all-male centre along with five
JOHN Crawley was aiming to emulate his former team-mate Jason Gallian at Old Trafford today. The Lancashire run machine resumed in the Championship match against Hampshire on 211 - the fourth double century of his career. But with Lancashire batting on
ELEMENT are already reaping the benefits of playing at Manchester's In The City. The event has industry men flooding into the city as they bid to snap up the best new talent. With a coachload of supporters it's no surprise the Nelson-based lads caught
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Martin Dahlin today revealed his "frustration" at not being able to claim a regular place in the Ewood side. And he believes it is damaging his international hopes. But, while a move for the striker could well be imminent from
PENDLE'S brightest pop act The Rubbish have become the latest group to record new material at MJM Studios in Oswaldtwistle. After the the success of their four-track demo, co-produced under the watchful eye of owner Mark Jones, the funky five-piece have
FRESH from appearances at V98, indie guitar outfit Marion have revealed how Hyndburn drummer Ged Lynch brought a fresh dimension to their sound. Ged, now based in North Wales, teamed up with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as he produced the group's
GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI: Let's Get Together In Our Minds (Fontana) - Here's where I re-state my love for the fantastic pop sounds coming out of Wales at the moment. The wonderful creativity and simplicity in the title track, along with a slight sense of
Thursday, September 24, 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 23, 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 21, 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
POLICE today warned shoppers to be on their guard after a spate of handbag snatches in Blackburn town centre. The first incident happened on Wednesday afternoon inside the market in Ainsworth Street when a thief unzipped a handbag and stole a purse. A
THE boss of a residential home has blasted the policy of charging disabled people to park at Blackburn Royal Infirmary if their allocated spaces are full. Residential home owner Carole Manning, was outraged to find her 90-year-old resident's attendant
POLICE today praised the bravery of a postmistress who was faced with three armed raiders, two wearing "skeleton masks". The robbers, who brandished a baseball bat, hammer and an imitation handgun, demanded cash after entering Guide Post Office. The woman
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has quit as Chairman of Governors at the London school which his children attended. But the Home Secretary has denied that he resigned from the post because of a campaign to oust him over the redevelopment of the buildings. He
BLACKBURN'S two most famous business tycoons shared a platform with a cabinet minister to toast a £32 million development that has created hundreds of new jobs in the town. Brothers Jack and Fred Walker and Home Secretary Jack Straw unveiled a three metre
COUPLE Jeff and Pauline Stone flew home on Thursday morning, after recovering from a horrific motorbike crash, to scores of cards and gifts from well-wishers. Jeff, 50, and Pauline, 52, cheated death when they lost control of their £10,000 Goldwing Aspencade
FIRE chiefs are planning a major safety campaign after shock figures today revealed an alarming increase in blazes across East Lancashire. And they have also sent out a strong message to arsonists who cause thousands of pounds worth of damage each year
CONCERNED residents claim a scheme to restore a forgotten Victorian garden on a Ribble Valley country estate to its former glory will turn their village into a motorway. John Weld-Blundell wants to restore 17 acres of walled gardens at Leagram Hall near
EVERY eight month old baby in Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley will be given a free book pack to encourage reading. The literacy initiative, the first in Lancashire, is being funded by Burnley Divisional Libraries and will be launched next Thursday
MEDICAL tests have failed to show the cause of death of a 21-year-old man. John Bradshaw died in Burnley General Hospital three days after being admitted following a suspected accidental drugs overdose. He was found by his family collapsed in the kitchen
A MAN who rammed a pint glass into the side of another man's face in a nightclub has escaped a prison sentence. Preston Crown Court was told that the victim of the unprovoked attack, 25-year-old Jonathan Dobson, sustained multiple lacerations and was
PLUCKY Shereen Booth was today nursing a bruised arm after brave attempts to foil a cash raid at an old folk's home. The 29-year-old was injured when she tried to snatch ignition keys from a fleeing criminal who then drove off with her arm through the
PURESSENCE are four lads from Oldham who formed a band eight years ago so they could be like The Stone Roses. Already described in these pages as Britain's most underrated band, they are right on the verge of making it big. PAUL BARRY caught up with lead
SOCCER fan Gordon Prentice has added his voice to the chorus of opposition to Rupert Murdoch's proposed take-over of Manchester United. The Pendle MP wants the Director General of Fair Trading to reject the £623 million acquisition by Murdoch's Sky TV
Sunday, September 20, 1998 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: H N Espley, 343 Preston Old Road, Feniscliffe; Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen:
