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Chemists On Duty
Monday, April 19, 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; G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road
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Old drinking holes are piece of history
WORKMEN unearthed the remains of two of Blackburn's favourite old pubs when they dug up the uneven path to Blackburn Cathedral. The heavy traffic of lorries used for the rebuilding of the Lantern Tower caused subsidence on the main path to the cathedral
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Chemists On Duty
Friday, April 23, 1999 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 7pm
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Staff work overtime for Kosovo refugees
AN East Lancashire footwear and clothing firm is sending thousands of jackets, clothes and shoes out to the Balkans for the droves of ethnic Albanians who have been forced to flee their homes in war-torn Kosovo. Dale Winfield, boss of Winfields in Haslingden
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Boyhood bike crash caused death of son
A MAN died as a direct result of injuries he sustained 10 years earlier, when he collided with a car when riding his bike, an inquest heard. An inquest was told that Julian Peter MacBenn, 23, known as Pete to his family, received severe head injuries
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Help to lay down the law
MORE magistrates are needed to lay down the law in East Lancashire and people from all backgrounds are being urged to apply. Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, wants the part-time magistrates to be more representative of the communities they serve, with
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Clarets notes
ANDY Payton wasn't the only one to be labelled with a touch of genius this week. Twenty-four hours after the Burnley striker had dazzled Blackpool with his goal of the season, Ryan Giggs scored an FA Cup winner for Manchester United which had manager
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Single mum was secret heroin addict
SAMANTHA Portlock kept her heroin addiction a secret for over eight years, a court heard. None of her family suspected the single parent was a drug user and she never came to the attention of the police. But Blackburn magistrates heard that years of deceiving
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I'd like Rovers to stay up - Beattie
JAMES Beattie still has a lot of time and feeling for his hometown club Blackburn Rovers - even though he was hoping to put a king-sized dent in their Premiership survival prospects this afternoon. And, unlike many of the Beattie clan of family and friends
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Robbo's set for
double mission INJURED Clarets midfielder Mark Robertson has a double incentive to get back into action before the end of the campaign. Robertson wants to return to help Burnley stay clear of trouble and continue climbing away from the foot of the table
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Firefighters in strike threat
FIREFIGHTERS in Lancashire are threatening to go on strike over plans to change their working conditions which they say will put lives at risk. The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has agreed to support national plans to change conditions of service
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Church sub
CHURCH have signed all-rounder Andre Percival from Guyana as substitute professional for tomorrow's opening game at home to Lowerhouse. Regular professional Neil McGarrell, also from Guyana, is missing the first three matches on one-day international
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MOTORSPORT: Witts stuns rivals
RAY Witts threw down the gauntlet to his Formula On stock car rivals with a dazzling drive at last weekend's 'double header' at Swaffham and Northampton. The Chorley driver, who put in an impressive performance in the opening World Championship qualifier
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Chilton comes in from the cold
MIKE Atherton's back injury won't trouble Lancashire too much as long as Mark Chilton retains the form which has produced a glut of runs in his first two games. The 22-year-old opener, who is following in Atherton's footsteps as an ex Manchester Grammar
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MOTORSPORT: Hopes deflated!
PUNCTURES not performance separated the winners from the losers on the Granite City Rally. The Aberdeen-based event, second round of the Mintex National Championship, lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest on the calendar, and saw three East
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SOCCER: On course for handy hints
LANCASHIRE FA Football Development Scheme are holding a Junior Team Manager's Course for managers or coaches of junior football teams who wish to improve their knowledge of coaching. The course will be held on three sessions - seminar and emergency first
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Married heroin addicts stole from elderly and infirm
A HUSBAND and wife team of tricksters who targeted the old and frail have been jailed for a total of five-and-a-half years. Burnley Crown Court heard that among the victims of Jason and Margaret Gorton, both 23, were a wheelchair-bound pensioner and an
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Street's Hayley appeals to help theatre
TOP actors from East Lancashire are backing a campaign to save the Octagon Theatre in Bolton. Julie Hesmondhalgh, from Church, who plays Hayley in Coronation Street, and John McCardle, from Burnley, who has starred in Brookside and several other TV dramas
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Night dress blaze terror
A TERRIFIED seven-year-old girl was burned after her nightdress burst into flames as she warmed herself in front of a gas fire early today. She was at her home in Queens Road West, Accrington, when the accident happened at 9.15am. Witnesses said a girl
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Harvey loves going walkies
HARVEY is a friendly adult pole cat who needs lots of petting from his new owners. Now living at the RSPCA's Altham shelter, Harvey, like most pole cats and ferrets, is easily tamed by a lot of handling by friendly people. Manager Jeanette Ainscough said
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Runner on marks
NEW band Indian Runner, who play in Preston tonight, say they have a sound which is impossible to categorise. The group, including Blackburn College student Anna Ashworth, have gigs lined up at North West venues and are set to record a single next month
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Owners urged to microchip pets
ANIMAL worker Jeanette Ainscough is promoting a new RSPCA scheme to increase owners' chances of being reunited with lost pets - by telling the amazing tale of Sparky the cat. Jeanette, manageress of the RSPCA centre at Altham, was reunited with her pet
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Secret Affair and the 20-year Itch
THE ITCH, Rishton Cricket Club DESPITE his appearance as mystery guest on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, fans of the former Secret Affair singer Ian Page still had a job picking out the star from a sell-out crowd. Guesting with his new-found friends The Itch
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Many a slip, and I'll see you in court
SUING for compensation is becoming more common. Blackburn with Darwen Council is facing a huge bill after several people slipped on Blackburn's market floor. More people are waking up to the fact that almost any injury or accident can be an opportunity
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Bishops are put in the picture
THE Bishop of Blackburn took in the scenery at Nelson and Colne College where he admired the work of students during a visit to the Pendle Deanery by a trio of East Lancashire church leaders. The Bishops of Blackburn and Burnley, the Right Reverends Alan
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Anger at job snub for Tory ex-MP
HEALTH Secretary Frank Dobson has been accused of "political bias" over the replacement of ex-Pendle Tory MP John Lee as chairman of the North West's world famous Christie cancer hospital. After a five-month wait since his term of office officially finished
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Teenager hurt in fall
A TEENAGER fell more than 30 feet through the asbestos roof of a derelict factory in Darwen after he climbed up to retrieve a ball. Christopher Jones, 14, of Greenway Street, Darwen, was rescued by firefighters and paramedics from the former Weltonhurst
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, April 18, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers, Cleaver Street; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-
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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, April 22, 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
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Ken's tickled
FUNNYMAN Ken Dodd staged a spectacular to raise money for a Blackburn theatre. The Liverpool comedian staged the event at King George's Hall to raise cash for the Red Brick Theatre Appeal. Local entertainers and artists also took part in the show, which
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, April 21, 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; T G Pendlebury
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Telegraph wins top award
YOUR favourite newspaper has been making the headlines itself - by winning another award! The Lancashire Evening Telegraph finished runner up in the prestigious Daily Newspaper of the Year section of the BT North West of England Press and Broadcast Awards
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Ward evacuated
THIRTY people were evacuated from a ward at Rossendale Hospital after a toaster overheated at lunchtime yesterday. Firefighters from Rawtenstall were called to ward seven where the fire had started in a toaster in a small kitchen area off the ward. They
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Overhaul for water tower
ESSENTIAL repairs are being carried out on a Victorian water tower in Rossendale after irresponsible swimmers damaged the structure. The tower, at Cloughbottom Reservoir, Water, has been used as a diving platform which has worsened natural wear and tear
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Woods walk a real treat for all
THE annual Witton Park "Walk in the Woods" event has a millennium theme this year. Millennium trees, our past and our future will be the theme at the one hour stroll through the scenic woods and arboretum. Senior Warden Peter Coultherd will lead the walk
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, April 20, 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; T G Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Road. To
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Marital collapse ended in suicide
A POSTMAN who could not cope with the breakdown of his marriage took his own life, an inquest heard. Father of two Michael Wayne Blears, 42, of Clough Road, Bacup, was found by his son Michael Wayne junior at 8pm on Thursday, April 8. He was hanging by
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Song for a new century
YOUNGSTERS at a Pendle primary school are hoping to see in the new millennium on a high note by taking part in a nationwide competition to compose a song for the occasion. Pupils at Kelbrook School are busy putting together the words and music for the
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Police backing for Millennium round-the-clock drinking plan
PLANS to allow round-the-clock drinking in pubs and clubs over the New Year period have been backed by Lancashire Constabulary. Home Secretary and Blackburn MP Jack Straw announced the decision to allow bars to open from 11am on New Year's Eve until 11pm
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Rovers notes
JASON McAteer was Rovers' 'Matchman of the Month' for March in the ratings awarded by Match magazine. The £4 million capture from Liverpool averaged 7.66 for the three Premiership games during the month. That was the same as Stephane Henchoz but McAteer
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What's on Sunday, April 18
Flea Market and Crafts, Whalley Village Hall, 10am-4pm. "Best of British" Car Show, Halfords Superstore, Grimshaw Retail Park, Blackburn, 2pm-4pm. Walk to Black Moss Reservoir. Meet Barley Information Centre, near Pendle Hill, 1.30pm. Blackburn Rambling
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New Amnesty group backed by churches
CHURCH members hope to prove the pen is mightier than the sword by writing letters to foreign leaders on behalf of prisoners of conscience. Members of churches in Clitheroe have joined forces to form the town's first Amnesty International group. They
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Schools campaign stepped up
RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has stepped up his Commons campaign over Lancashire County Council's decision to bus the children of his constituents miles to school. He is horrified that children from Clitheroe and surrounding villages are being forced
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Gig Guide
Manchester Roadhouse: SKINT UK, gay skinhead night with live bands, £4/£5, 9.30pm Manchester University: THE RANKINS, £10 Crossroads, Preston: BLUESLINE The Unicorn, Preston: INDIAN RUNNER, indie folk Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and
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Foggy second on grid
CARL Fogarty was beaten into pole by Troy Corser for tomorrow's second round of the World Superbike championship at Phillip Island in Australia. During today's Superpole final qualifying session light rain forced organisers to switch to a 50-minute session
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NELSON
Captain: Duncan Spencer Last year's position: champions In: None Out: None, although bowler Peter Cockell will miss the start of the season with a knee injury Professional (Roger Harper, Guyana): "We are looking forward to having him back and if he does
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'Slap on wrist' for the missing cash director
A FORMER Belling director at the centre of the 'missing millions' pension fund scandal has received one of the biggest penalties ever imposed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants. But today, Burnley GMB union boss Tom Fallows, whose members lost
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Mobile phone alert to fire drama
FIREFIGHTERS broke down the door and rescued a woman trapped in a first floor bedroom of a house after she called for help on her mobile phone. Paramedics and police were also called to the house on Beech Street, Accrington, at 3.40am today and the woman
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Knife threat man sent to jail
A KNIFE collector who threatened two men with a 15ins hunting weapon has been jailed for four months. Michael Leigh, 32, went home for the knife after being subjected to violence, Burnley Crown Court heard. Judge Raymond Bennett said the weapon was a
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Duo square up for road battle
ROAD safety, traffic jams and the their effect on local residents look set to be the key issues in next month's election battle between Hyndburn Council leader George Slynn and independent candidate Adrian Shurmer. Mr Shurmer, a long-standing critic of
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Firefighters in strike threat
FIREFIGHTERS in Lancashire are threatening to go on strike over plans to change their working conditions which they say will put lives at risk. The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has agreed to support national plans to change conditions of service
