Wednesday, December 8, 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:
NORWEB engineers worked throughout yesterday to repair more than 150 faults causing power cuts across the North West. Gale force winds gusting up to 90mph caused disruption to electricity supplies as wind-blown debris hit powerlines. About 4,000 customers
Monday, December 6, 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
DETECTIVES are still trying to discover exactly what was taken in a terrifying armed raid on a remote farmhouse in which two men in their 60s were tied up and threatened with a gun. Four masked raiders escaped with cash, jewellery and antiques worth tens
A TEACHER has written his first prizewinning novel for adults after successfully publishing 12 educational and children's books. Michael Herschell (above), who taught at Lammack Primary School for five years, won the Peter Pook Humorous Novel competition
A TEENAGE driver tried twice to ram police vehicles and ended up wedged up against one after hitting a building. Burnley Crown Court heard how Samuel Horsfall, 19, had taken amphetamine before the chase. Sentencing him to 18 months jail, Judge Raymond
RHAPSODY in Claret and Blue, The Official History of Burnley Football Club video, will be in the shops shortly. It features interviews with Prime Minister Tony Blair, his Press Secretary Alistair Campbell, former PM Sir Edward Heath and Frank Teasdale
SOME interesting facts ahead of today's game at Port Vale. Port Vale have scored 18 of their 26 goals in the second half, compared to Rovers 15 of their 23. Vale's biggest home win this season was 3-1 against Grimsby and their heaviest home defeats were
RELUCTANT hero - you had better believe it. Paul Cook should have played lead role in The Quiet Man, writes Paul Agnew. Cook may have caused many a stir during a soccer career crammed with memorable matches, virtuoso performances and outstanding goals
YOUNGSTERS from St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, visited the First World War battlefields of the Somme and Ypres. They visited the graves of former Stonyhurst College pupils whose lives were lost in the landmark battles. Two former pupils buried in Knightsbridge
Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: IAN PAGE, £5 Manchester Arena: SPICE GIRLS Silverman Hall, Nelson: ROBIN WILLIAMSON, THE BUSHBURYS, folk, 1.30pm to 4.30pm, £6 Manchester Apollo
RESULTS - Hamilton Cup Individual KO (round one): J Schofield (Crusaders) 0, A Dickinson (Gt Harwood) 1; P Dickinson (Hawks) 0, B Smith (Gt Harwood) 1; J Murray (Nelson) 1, Y Dickinson (Gt Harwood) 0; P Dickinson (Gt Harwood) 0, A Clarkson (Hawks) 1;
BORROWDALE United had six league fix tures last weekend, their Seniors took on bottom-placed Bacup Utd and were held to a very scrappy 0-0 draw. The Burnley side's man of the match was Craig Frost. The Under Nines lost 3-0 to table toppers Blackburn Boys
SPRING-LIKE temperatures of 21 degrees allowed Carl Fogarty to get to grips with the new Valencia circuit, scene of the opening round of next year's World Superbike championship. The world champion set a best time of 1minute 37.05 seconds on the Spanish
RED Rose Classic Motorcycle Club turned out in force for their latest trials meeting. Evocative machines, such as Ariel, BSA, Triumph and Norton were wheeled out to take part in the day's off-road competition at Todmorden. Thirty-five riders competed
THE toughest historic rally in Britain takes to the road this weekend. For the fourth year, the Land's End to John O'Groats Reliability Trial - nicknamed Le Jog - will test the skill and stamina of 125 cars and crews. Driving vehicles that are at least
HORSE riding campaigner Lady Mary Towneley has been presented with a special award by the British Horse Society for her work on improving access. Minister for Culture, Media and Sport Kate Hoey MP presented Lady Towneley with the award for her "significant
RAIDERS who got away with £100,000 from a Burnley bank may have deliberately set fire to a dentist's surgery next door so they could secretly tunnel into the building. The hole-in-the-wall robbers got into Barclays Bank from the wrecked surgery in Colne
A DRUNKARD who slashed his partner with a knife and then turned the weapon on himself has walked free from court. Burnley Crown Court had heard how Mark Nuttall, 23, had also injured himself before the attack which left the mother of his baby girl with
A POLICEWOMAN was dragged along the road as she tried to arrest a man at the wheel of a car she believed was stolen, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court heard how the officer suffered bruises and severe pain in her left arm and was unfit for work after
DEMO DEN EARL: Untitled - The latest offering from the Pendle girl trio shows they are developing the songwriting maturity they needed when they first came to light last summer. Opening track Forcing Me is the best here, combining simple but unorthodox
A TOP doctor today claimed that patients were being subjected to 'treatment by postcode' after it was revealed that people were being forced to wait almost a year for a scan to diagnose a crippling bone disease. A reduction in funding has meant patients
BEN CHRISTOPHERS: Give Me Everything (V2) - Singing like a man possessed by the spirit of Jeff Buckley, this unassuming Shropshire lad has only his music as an outlet for the burning emotions which lie within. Taken from his critically-acclaimed debut
A REWARD is on offer for the safe return of a hawk stolen in Brierfield early today. Owner David Kelly has warned that the Harris hawk, slightly smaller than a crow, could be a danger to people if released. The bird was in a travelling box in the back
A STUNNING mosaic panel forms the centrepiece to a community garden in Burnley. The Stoneyholme Community Garden was designed by Burnley Council's parks services with help from members of the local community. Youngsters from Stoneyholme School and local
Jared Stead-Clark has completed the first stage of his army training to become an air trooper. His parents, Pauline and James, of Earcroft, Darwen, and his sister, Morgan, seven, travelled to Winchester for the passing out day at the Sir John Moore Barracks
RAIDERS who got away with £100,000 from a Burnley bank may have deliberately set fire to a dentist's surgery next door so they could secretly tunnel into the building. The hole-in-the-wall robbers got into Barclays Bank from the wrecked surgery in Colne
FRONTLINE staff at Blackburn with Darwen Council put their best feet forward while training for a management award. Twelve men from the borough's direct services department took part in the Stepping Out scheme, a personal development programme leading
Thursday, December 9, 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
NORWEB engineers worked throughout yesterday to repair more than 150 faults causing power cuts across the North West. Gale force winds gusting up to 90mph caused disruption to electricity supplies as wind-blown debris hit powerlines. About 4,000 customers
Friday, December 10, 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
Tuesday, December 7, 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
THE internet has helped put back on track a tribute book to a motorcycle racing legend. A Day to Remember in the Life of Mike Hailwood was written by Peter Burch of Blackburn, a former British Motorcycle Sprint Champion and keen photographer. It goes
Children had to be evacuated from a community home last night after a burst fire hose caused severe flooding. Fire crews were called to the Crestmoor home in Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, at about 11.30pm. Water from the hose on the first floor damaged
TRAFFIC experts have spelled out the reasons why lorries will not be barred from using the notorious Grane Road. Other traffic calming measures which have also been deemed unsuitable for East Lancashire's death road include speed cameras, continuous double
ADULT students in East Lancashire are to become national trail blazers in one of only five state-of-the-art learning centres launched in the North West. The Learndirect room in Blackburn College's First Step Centre in Regent Street is a frontrunner to
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent may dip into the transfer market before the Clarets enter the crucial Christmas period, writes Andy Neild. Burnley are currently bang on course for a promotion spot thanks to an impressive start. But with games coming thick and
A FAMILY at the centre of the Alder Hey Children's Hospital scandal today told of the catalogue of errors which has marred their heartbreaking quest to bury their son's organs. Jim and Julie Wright's son William Thomas died aged just 11 and a half weeks
A HARD-hitting campaign aimed at getting more more black and Asian police officers on to the streets of Lancashire has been hailed a success. The recruitment drive was launched in Blackburn six months ago and included a series of adverts. Chief Constable
LEE Carsley believes confidence has now been restored amongst the Ewood playing staff thanks to Tony Parkes's quiet revolution, writes Andy Neild Morale had hit rock bottom after Rovers wretched start to the season appeared to have wrecked their promotion
A STATELY home and Jesuit school in East Lancashire are to be included in a book listing 300 historic properties grant-aided by English Heritage. Browsholme Hall and Stonyhurst College, both near Clitheroe, are to be included in the millennium edition
RALLY driver Kevin Furber is the guest speaker at Clitheroe and District Motor Club's weekly meeting. Furber, managing director of Hull-based management agency Creative Talent, rounded off a successful season in the Peugeot 106 Cup by claiming a top amateur
RESULTS - Under 12A: Bolton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 3; Blackpool Rangers 0, Blackpool FC Girls 2; Bury Girls and Ladies 4, Foxhall Girls 0; Fleetwood Gym 1, Morecambe Youth 0. Under 12B: Manchester Utd Girls 5, Wigan Girls 0; Man City 10, Winsford
EARLY risers can catch Le Jog competitors in action when they pass through East Lancashire tomorrow morning. After today's non-stop leg from Land's End and through Wales, crews have the luxury of a two-hour breakfast halt at the M6 Charnock Richard service
THE awful weather of the past week or so has ensured that anglers have, in the main, been both uncomfortable and unsuccessful. It's difficult to imagine it being much better this weekend though, with a fair amount of fresh water having entered the Ribble
BURNLEY-born Malcolm Robinson has become one of the first people to be televised receiving his MBE from the Queen. Mr Robinson, 51, of Gayton, Northampton, was awarded the MBE for services to Northampton Grammar School. He was responsible for founding
TWENTY-three workers were evacuated after a two hundredweight coping stone crashed down from the roof of a Burnley mill. The huge stone slab shattered into small pieces in the car park and access road at Birchall Catering Supplies, Trafalgar Mill, Trafalgar
A COLLECTION of letters and papers of major historical importance has been donated to the Lancashire Record Office. The collection incudes personal correspondence between 1850 and 1861 from acclaimed 19th Century authors Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte
A UNION stalwart who will have completed 70 years service next year had his dedication rewarded at the December meeting of Burnley Trades Council. Bernard Bromley, 85, of Eastern Avenue, Burnley, joined the union in 1930, when he worked for the electrical
A MYSTERIOUSLY-named rock group containing former members of two of Manchester's finest bands is playing a one-off gig in Blackburn this week. Pulse call reveal that the group, billed as L Lucan on fliers around the town, includes former Stone Roses guitarist
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has called on the Government to stop dithering and bring forward a policy on long-term care for the elderly. A Royal Commission on the issue reported in March and the Pendle Labour backbencher wants Ministers to act on it. There
Sunday, December 5, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: HN Espley, Little Harwood Pharmacy, 149 Whalley Old Road; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn
A FAMILY at the centre of the Alder Hey Children's Hospital scandal today told of the catalogue of errors which has marred their heartbreaking quest to bury their son's organs. Jim and Julie Wright's son William Thomas died aged just 11 and a half weeks
