Wednesday, July 7, 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
Friday, July 9, 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 sale of two East Lancashire businesses to a German firm has finally gone through - and sparked a major management reshuffle at Scapa Group. The Blackburn-based firm has completed the sale of Scapa Scandia in the town and Scapa Forming, Stubbins, for
FURIOUS residents who live in newly built homes near Ewood Park are accusing developers of shifting the goalposts over plans to build further houses in the area. Householders who live on the Oakdale development off the A666 have mounted a campaign to
COLNE cricketer Andrew Whitaker is preparing to make his county cricket debut - even though he is confined to a wheelchair. Andrew - who suffers from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a disease which affects the nerves - will be part of a disabled team representing
TERRY Martin and Neil Bye have moved into the top three of the SD34 Road Rally Championship after an excellent run on the Gordon Musgrove Memorial Rally. Martin, from Blackburn, and co-driver Simon Bentley finished seventh overall in their Peugeot 205GTi
ANDY Flintoff and floodlit cricket were made for each other. The powerful Lancashire all-rounder is England's biggest hitter since Ian Botham, with an amazing record of 279 runs from 151 balls in one-day cricket this season - and an average of a six every
MUTTIAH Muralitharan has set himself a target - taking Lancashire into the top half of the Championship table before he heads home for Sri Lanka some time next month. And who would bet against the little genius in his current form? Murali grabbed six
BRENDAN NASH is backing Todmorden to recover from the shock of conceding over 300 runs in their defeat weekend and bounce back to winning ways against Lowerhouse tomorrow. Nash scored an unbeaten 176 as Todmorden posted a seemingly unassailable 301-3
A LANDLORD has claimed breweries and pub companies "couldn't care less" about setting up a town centre scheme to stamp out drunks and drug abusers after they failed to turn up at a meeting to discuss the issue. Barry Allen, of the Arden Inn, Abbey Street
Band switch names to recapture days of stardom COLNE'S finest musical export, The Milltown Brothers, have changed their name and have a new song included in a film's soundtrack as they look to relaunch their chart career. Now working under the name of
SALOON car driver John Batchelor has marked his European debut with a racing hat-trick. For the Blackburn-based businessman collected a first and second, and fastest lap in the two-day BRSCC meeting Croix-en-Ternois, France. And the two podium placings
Sunday, July 4, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Cohens Chemist, 63 Whalley Range; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Hills Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. Accrington: 11am-1pm:
Thursday, July 8, 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: Donald Wood Ltd, 53 Fishmoor Drive; Healthbook Ltd, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley
Monday, July 5, 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
Tuesday, July 6, 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
THOUSANDS of teachers have been urged to fight against red tape and budget cuts and tell their local education authority: 'Enough is enough.' Dick Greenfield made the rallying cry as he began his year as president of the Lancashire Federation of the teachers
A DISTRAUGHT mum whose house is surrounded by boarded up and condemned properties today surveyed the wreckage of a home ransacked by burglars and pleaded: "Get me out of this ghetto." Beverley Britland, 31, is among a handful of tenants who live in the
BRIAN Kidd stressed today that he had not shut the door on any potential signings, despite a distinct lack of Ewood transfer activity so far this summer. But the Blackburn Rovers boss also pointed out that he intended to give his present staff a chance
SUNDAY July 4 Tales of the Roverbank, Groundwork Rossendale's Countryside Centre, New Hall Hey, Rawtenstall, 1pm-5pm. Flea Market and Craft Fair, Whalley Village Hall, 10am-4pm. The Festival Eucharist, St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester, 10.30am. Short Walk
A HERITAGE walk around 46 miles of the Ribble Valley has been unveiled. The Journey Through the Centre of the Kingdom is an arts trail taking walkers to six Ribble Valley villages. The route is walked in sections, with suggested overnight stops, calling
PROTESTERS are demanding a public inquiry after a cement firm was given the go-ahead to use construction waste on a trial basis in its kilns. Castle Cement has also been given permission to use its controversial waste fuel, Cemfuel, in kiln seven at its
Band On The Wall, Manchester: GENO WASHINGTON, blues, £9, 9.30pm The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: AC/DC OR IS IT?, tribute, £3, 9pm Britannia Hotel, Darwen: CELTIC CROSS White Hart, Burnley: CELTIC CROSS, 3.30pm Blakeys Cafe Bar, Blackburn: BLAKEYS SPECIAL
LANCASHIRE Lynx will be looking for their second double of the season tomorrow when they travel to the Rams stadium to take on promotion chasing Dewsbury Rams (kick-off 3pm). Last weekend Lynx went down to narrow defeat against York at Victory Park. This
THE 1999 Philips Tour of Mull looks set to celebrate its 30th anniversary in style - with a showpiece spectator stage through the streets of Tobermory. Approval for the unique one-mile long test in the rally's host town has been gained after a public
AS WE approach the halfway stage in the season it seems a good time to talk about the new rules. I must say I'm a big fan of the changes, especially after the league got them sadly wrong last year. It's great to get back to a straight win or lose scenario
WITH the holiday month of July now upon us, I am sorry to say that 'stay-at-home' anglers may well be disappointed, writes Kingfisher. Certainly those of you who have already dispensed with work for a couple of weeks will find life difficult, to say the
IT was the morning after the night before. The triumphant chants of Manchester United fans still echoed in the air as hungover commuters dodged between street cleaners and crawled into work on a bed of discarded ticker tape. Manchester was still sobering
THE Government's announcement that it is to radically reform the way education and training is provided for the over 16s looks set to become one of this year's political hot potatoes. Although a major overhaul had been expected, the plan to sweep away
BASIC CONNECTION: Angel Don't Cry (ZYX) - Cheesy Euro house music at its least inspirational. The melodies are basic and dated and the lyrical content is rather hackneyed. The intervention of German house music whizz Sash! doesn't manage to rectify things
LUCY Mould graced the recent Skate Nescafe National Series event at Basingstoke with a second-placed finish in the primary section despite a hamstring injury, writes NEIL BRAMWELL. And another Blackburn Ice Arena skater, Nick Rigby is also on course to
SUPER Brit Tim Henman was today bidding for Wimbledon glory - backed by a personal endorsement from the East Lancashire player who knows what it feels like to beat him. The country's tennis hero was due on centre court knowing that victory over world
A DISTRAUGHT mum whose house is surrounded by boarded up and condemned properties today surveyed the wreckage of a home ransacked by burglars and pleaded: "Get me out of this ghetto." Beverley Britland, 31, is among a handful of tenants who live in the
