Thursday, October 29, 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
THREE men branded as "cowards'' by the police targeted a 93-old woman and stole two purses from her home. The woman answered a knock on the door of her home in Greenfield Gardens, Haslingden, at 5.30pm on Thursday asking for water for their broken down
Friday, October 30, 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
Tuesday, October 27, 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. To
A PREGNANT cow posed a weighty problem for firefighters when she fell 20ft into a back garden in Shawforth, Rossendale. The stranded half-ton animal had broken through a fence and slipped off an embankment landing in the rear garden of a house in Market
A DISABLED 98-year-old leukaemia victim was horrified to return from a sunshine break and find her home ransacked by burglars. Wheelchair-bound Nellie Whitehead, who is one of Blackburn Rovers oldest fans, discovered the raid after returning from a two-week
PETER Shackleton and his mystery backers still hope to have a role to play in the running of Burnley FC. The proposed Shackleton-led £12 million takover at Turf Moor has fallen by the wayside. Millionaire Blackburn-based businessman Barry Kilby has now
POLITICAL leaders and pundits across the globe would do almost anything to swap seats with greengrocer Michael Muldoon. The Blackburn Rovers season ticket holder regularly gets a 90 minute one-to-one audience with Home Secretary Jack Straw! Michael's
CHRIS Sutton believes he has a good chance of having Premiership champions Arsenal in his sights at Ewood tomorrow. And Blackburn Rovers boss Roy Hodgson today shrugged off a mountain of other injury problems to tell his depleted squad: I have faith in
BRITAIN' S highest ranking Asian policeman says officers in East Lancashire are ignorant about racism and the needs of the ethnic population. Lancashire Assistant Chief Constable Tariq Ghaffur spoke out at King George's Hall, Blackburn, for the launch
HISTORIC Stonyhurst College has unveiled plans to spend £1 million on revamping the top site in preparation for admitting more girl pupils. The Catholic public school is to spend the cash on upgrading the front exterior of its historic building and improving
A DRIVER was trapped in his van for 45 minutes today after an accident which blocked the main road between Rawtenstall and Burnley for several hours. The accident, involving two vans, happened in Manchester Road at 8.15am outside the Bull and Butcher
A PRIEST and firefighters today appealed for parents to stop their children starting a bonfire which is dangerously close to houses and a school. Firefighters were called to the same bonfire on land off Colne Road, Burnley, five times between 9.30pm last
CHRIS Sutton believes he has a good chance of having Premiership champions Arsenal in his sights at Ewood tomorrow. And Blackburn Rovers boss Roy Hodgson today shrugged off a mountain of other injury problems to tell his depleted squad: I have faith in
A GRIEVING family today spoke of their shock after a dream safari holiday in Kenya turned to tragedy for a Darwen couple. Bernard Brookes, 60, died after suffering a blood clot as he lay on his bed in a hotel room, just a week into the holiday. His distraught
A DISABLED 98-year-old leukaemia victim was horrified to return from a sunshine break and find her home ransacked by burglars. Wheelchair-bound Nellie Whitehead, who is one of Blackburn Rovers oldest fans, discovered the raid after returning from a two-week
Monday, October 26, 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 Road
Wednesday, October 28, 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
SPEEDY workers at an East Lancashire firm got their skates on to produce new "uniforms" for a TV motor racing crew. Secret Seven Design and Merchandising Ltd had no time for a pitstop as they worked through the night to get more than 85 garments embroidered
LOCAL MP Janet Anderson has been rocked by a new role -- as Minister for Pop Music. The heavy new responsibility has been put on her in addition to broadcasting, film and tourism. The job will entail promoting British pop music at home and abroad. The
RESIDENTS across East Lancashire were bracing themselves for stormy weather today as forecasters predicting heavy rain and high winds issued a flood alert. Staff at the Environment Agency, which monitors rainfall and river levels, will be working round-the-clock
TITANIC hero Wallace Hartley so captured the heart and mind of an American artist that she flew 4,000 miles to his home town. Jean Martin, of Denton, near Dallas, Texas, was captivated by the story behind Wallace, the bandleader who played as the great
CAMPAIGNERS in Guide are planning to begin a furious letter writing campaign in the last leg of their fight to prevent a major commercial development on their doorsteps. Residents celebrated last month when they were told a public inquiry would be held
TICKETS for tomorrow's Premiership clash with reigning champions Arsenal at Ewood will be on sale up to kick-off time (4pm). The game is one of three Category A fixtures at Ewood this season, prices ranging from £22-28 for adults. Concessionary prices
THE Burnley board has taken a positive view of the petition of no confidence in them by adding the names and addresses to their supporters' database. By the time the final batch of signatures, collected by the Clarets Independent Supporters Association
EVERTON star John O'Kane was set to make his Clarets bow at Macclesfield today after joining Burnley on loan. It's the second time Stan Ternent has signed the former Manchester United whizz-kid. Ternent had him on loan for three months at Bury where he
The Saturday Interview: Andy Nield talks to Rovers starlet Damien Johnson AS I got up to go to the bar, the couple sat across from us nudged each other and the bloke asked "Do you play for the Rovers, lad? "Your Damien Duff aren't you?" Damien Johnson
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save an East Lancashire medieval village from being destroyed by a road scheme. The owner of the land where the remains of Stock, near Bracewell, are situated, wants to put a road through the valuable and unexcavated archaeological
Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: KAVA KAVA, live band, till 3am Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: PASSION, 9pm to 3am Met Arts Centre, Bury: CHRIS WHILE and JULIE MATTHEWS, folk, £6/£7, 8pm Band On The Wall, Manchester: BATSOCATS, £6 Equinox, Nelson: THE ITCH, Accrington
BLACKBURN Hawks player-coach Bobby Haig this week passed a national programme in first aid, but it was still too late to save sharpshooting Canadian import Andrew Dickson from watching this weekend's double league assault from the stands. Dickson is sidelined
EVERTON star John O'Kane was set to make his Clarets bow at Macclesfield today after joining Burnley on loan. It's the second time Stan Ternent has signed the former Manchester United whizz-kid. Ternent had him on loan for three months at Bury where he
WACKY Pendle lo-fi rockers Element have an exciting new collaboration in the pipeline -- and it's all thanks to the Internet! The band recently launched their own website and an on-line chat with a young musician in Texas has now started the band co-writing
BIS: Eurodisco (Wiiija) -- Punky synth guitar pop urchins Bis tear the heart out of everything which Eurodisco is supposed to stand for. This anthemic gem is set to make singer Manda Rin a household name -- probably. (8/10) JS SURREAL MADRID: Girls Of
Sunday, October 25, 1998 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: RH Wilson Ltd, 75 Whalley New Road, Bastwell; Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon
