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Chemists On Duty
Friday, June 11, 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
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Dad's six-month jail term overturned
A FATHER-of-three has won his appeal against a magistrates' jail sentence for stealing petrol. Burnley Crown Court heard how Paul Whitehead, 30, had helped himself to petrol from a car and had been jailed by Rossendale magistrates. Whitehead, of Thorn
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Drunken driver crashed into window
A DRUNKEN youth took a friend's car on a £1,700 wrecking spree with his pal's dog in the back of the vehicle, a court heard. Nicolo Guiseppe Marchese, 19, of Westbury Gardens, Blackburn, was given keys to the car after agreeing to walk the dog. But he
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Canal fenced off after tot's death
RAILINGS have been installed along a canal where a toddler drowned after wandering out of a Blackburn pub. Two-year-old Joe Hutcheon died after falling in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as his family sat in the Moorings pub, Bolton Road, in April. His
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Bravery of baby born in the mountains
A NINE-week-old baby girl is the future of strife-torn Kosovo. The tiny tot was born in the mountains of the Balkans after her family was driven from their home. Today his mum and dad, who have now settled in Blackburn, said they would not rest until
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Rovers sign wonder kid Watt
BLACKBURN Rovers have beaten treble-winning Manchester United in the chase for the signature of one of the most highly-rated young players in the North West. Fourteen-year-old midfielder Jerome Watt has been snapped up from Preston North End, where he
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Dancers in line for a country evening
MORE than 200 line-dance fanatics toe-tapped and side-stepped the night away at Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. Line dancers travelled from as far as Yorkshire and Blackpool for the event. Organiser Dave Cottam said: "It was a great night and I'm hoping we
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Motorsport round-up
OVER 4,000 fans packed into Belle Vue, Manchester to see the return of BRiSCA Formula One stock car racing. The Halfords/Motoring News Superprix was won by F1 newcomer Micky Preston. Chorley's Ray Witts won the Grand National, with John Lund forced to
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Meadows keeps gold dream alive
MARTIN Meadows is on his way to making BTRDA history. No driver in the 25-year history of the championship has won the Gold Star in a 1600cc car. But all that could change if the West Bradford graphic designer continues with the form he showed again on
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Hodgson closes in on pack
NEIL Hodgson closed the gap on the leaders of the British Superbike Championship after finishing on the podium twice at Donington Park. And the Burnley rider also claimed fastest lap in the second of the two 18-lap races when he scorched round the Leicestershire
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Our spirited team aren't flipper flops!
CAPTAIN'S LOG - with Haslingden's Stuart Taylor ANOTHER weekend has arrived, and with it, two more very important games in Haslingden Cricket Club's season. Saturday, away at Nelson in the Worsley Cup, the reigning champions and a team everybody has to
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CRICKET: Wiseman does not rule out underdogs
RISHTON professional Paul Wiseman reckons that two of his predecessors in EW Cartons Lancashire League cricket will have a major role as New Zealand and Zimbabwe go head-to-head at Headingley tomorrow. Picking out former Ramsbottom professional Chris
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Call to veterans
THE Trustees of the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Trust are building a national memorial chapel to commemorate the lives and sacrifice of the 258 killed in 1982 in the Falklands War. The £2million chapel is under construction at Pangbourne College,
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Fencing off for security
I THINK all expenditure on works of art which may or may not be acceptable to affluent society should be scrapped indefinitely by Blackburn with Darwen Council, which is forever denying there is enough money for council house repairs and other essentials
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Kiddies party no surprise
SURPRISE, Surprise! It's me, Cilla, hoping you can help us give deserving children an unforgettable day and help to save young lives. Just £10 will sponsor a child with special needs to attend the Amazing Great Children's party on July 8. The youngsters
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Thumbs up to sell-off of houses
TENANTS across Burnley have given a resounding thumbs up to the proposed transfer of the borough's council houses, it was revealed today. A top-level report has showed that door-to-door interviews with council tenants brought more than 2,800 responses
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Crime figures down
A CRACKDOWN targeting Accrington's persistent offenders has been hailed a success by police. Officers claim burglaries and car crime have been significantly reduced and they are on track to meet tough crime figures set by Lancashire Constabulary for the
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Rovers sign wonder kid Watt
BLACKBURN Rovers have beaten treble-winning Manchester United in the chase for the signature of one of the most highly-rated young players in the North West. Fourteen-year-old midfielder Jerome Watt has been snapped up from Preston North End, where he
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Desperate cashier pocketed £1,200
A DEPRESSED and desperate building society cashier who pocketed £1,200 to pay household bills has kept her freedom. Burnley Crown Court heard how divorced mother-of-three Jacqueline Birtwistle, 37, made two withdrawals of £600 from a customer's account
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New releases reviewed by Paul Barry and Clive Lawrence
SINGLES... FARRAH: Terry (Noisebox) - The issue of taking ecstasy is given a superficial and ill-advised airing by some puerile guitar popsters whose artwork points their single firmly at the younger end of the pop market. It starts with the tale of a
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Vicar's delight with honour
NELSON vicar the Rev Stewart Hartley, has welcomed his appointment as an Honorary Canon of Blackburn Cathedral as "an encouragement to his pioneering parish." Mr Hartley, 52, who heads the new joint St Philip's and St John's parish, heads a team which
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Drinks cost cabbie his new job
TAXI driver Owen Peter Gallagher was more than twice the legal limit when police breathalysed him in the early hours of the morning. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gallagher, who was not working at the time, would lose his job as an additional punishment
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Thumbs up to sell-off of houses
TENANTS across Burnley have given a resounding thumbs up to the proposed transfer of the borough's council houses, it was revealed today. A top-level report has shown that door-to-door interviews with council tenants brought more than 2,800 responses
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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, June 10, 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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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, June 9, 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
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Chemists On Duty
Monday, June 7, 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
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Mermaid sees off danger lorries
A MAJOR operation aimed at haulage companies running potentially lethal wagons and vans has been hailed a huge success. In Operation Mermaid, police collected information on firms known to use dangerous and badly maintained vehicles. As a result, about
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, June 8, 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
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Blast for Labour left-winger Hindley
SENIOR Labour Party figures have dismissed the bitter attack on Tony Blair by retiring East Lancashire Euro MP Michael Hindley. He had accused the Labour leader and Prime Minister of being a Tory and alleged that over Kosovo, there was a "madness in his
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Attack in a 'blazing frenzy'
A WOMAN police officer had clumps of her hair yanked out as she struggled to arrest a woman who had attacked her male colleague in a 'blazing frenzy.' Blackburn magistrates heard that Kathleen Magee and Brian Frederick Taylor were both punched in the
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Stan has keep fit campaign
BURNLEY'S planned promotion assault will be up-and-running within a matter of days as Stan Ternent's squad hits the road to reach the big kick-off in peak condition. The Clarets don't report back for pre-season training until July 5. But Ternent's players
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Focus on rural issues
RURAL businessmen and women will be calling for a brighter future at a special conference next week. The National Farmers' Union is hosting the North West Rural Summit at Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, on Monday. Representatives from rural businesses
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Pick of the gigs
TONIGHT Saturday, June 5 Clitheroe, throughout town, CLITHEROE FOLK FESTIVAL Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: DAVE FINNEGAN'S RHYTHM AND BLUES BAND Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am Manchester University: SEBADOH
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Jumpin' back with panache
SYMPOSIUM at Manchester University, Review by CLIVE LAWRENCE THE Symposium machine is flexed, fighting fit and looking tougher than ever despite their recent split with record company Infectious over a matter of principle. When Ross Cummins and the lads
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CRICKET: Flintoff blast
ANDY FLintoff knows that even the fastest century of the season won't make too much of an impression with the England selectors. Freddie's bludgeoning performance against Gloucester at Bristol was a show of brute power, rather then the classy technique
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Martin marvel
TERRY Martin showed the form that made him SD34 champion when he finished sixth overall on the Danum Road Rally. The Blackburn businessman looked set for at least second place on the fiercely-competitive Doncaster-based event, but a wrong slot after the
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Sparrowhawk a real killer
MR P Webster (Letters, May 25) appears to miss the point concerning the proliferation of sparrowhawks. It is not a case of reducing their numbers for the sake of it - they are a national menace and notwithstanding the fact that they are responsible for
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SOCCER: Shawbridge celebration
CLITHEROE FC celebrated a successful season when players, officials and friends gathered for their presentation evening. The first team won the North Western Trains Floodlit Trophy and got to the quarter-finals of the FA Vase. But not to be outdone, the
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Angling By Kingfisher
WITH the summer stretching out before us, with the fishing about to re-open on our rivers and with stillwater fish about to start feeding in earnest, we have plenty to look forward to. Not, I suspect, as exciting a prospect for all of us as the immediate
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ANGLING: Weekly round-up with Kingfisher
WITH the summer stretching out before us, with the fishing about to re-open on our rivers and with stillwater fish about to start feeding in earnest, we have plenty to look forward to. Not, I suspect, as exciting a prospect for all of us as the immediate
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Saturday Interview with Darwen CC pro Richard Petrie
RICHARD Branson's autobiography 'Losing my Virginity' seems a strange point of reference for a Northern League cricket professional. In it, Britain's most famous millionaire bares his soul about his extraordinary life, from sex and balloons to intrigue
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Backward step on pub music
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council has had another brainwave - forcing all the pubs to obtain a full music licence if they wish to hold a karaoke evening or put on a solo artist using backing tapes. The current law was made in 1964 and did not allow for today's
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Please give me a home
LITTLE mongrel French is still waiting for new owners after more than a year at the RSPCA Shelter, Altham. She was one of 18 dogs taken from a dilapidated house by RSPCA inspectors and brought to the shelter. Now, all her companions have now gone to new
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Assault man's police pay-off
POLICE have made an out of court settlement with a man who claimed he was the victim of an unprovoked assault at the hands of an officer. William Allison, 51, of Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, claimed he was assaulted by police three years ago as he tried
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Stan has keep fit campaign
BURNLEY'S planned promotion assault will be up-and-running within a matter of days as Stan Ternent's squad hits the road to reach the big kick-off in peak condition. The Clarets don't report back for pre-season training until July 5. But Ternent's players
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Pair roll out the barrel
A COUPLE believed to be the longest-serving landlord and landlady at any pub in Lancashire are set to celebrate 30 years behind the bar of their Hyndburn hostelry at a party tonight. Alan and Pamela Dewhurst, of the Hare and Hounds, Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors
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Call for bypass in dump battle
RESIDENTS need a bypass to protect them from the impact of trucks using a rubbish tip, according to councillors. Hyndburn Council's development services committee is locked in a battle with Lancashire County Council, which wants to increase tipping and
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First n' folk-most! The Clitheroe Festival
CLITHEROE is first choice for folk fans this weekend with street entertainment, special workshops for youngsters, pub sessions, ceilidhs, comedy nights - and great folk music. Fans from across the country are in town for the Clitheroe Folk Festival, which
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, June 6, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Associated Chemists, 314 Bolton Road, Ewood; 12noon-1pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Dispensing Chemists, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen
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Bravery of baby born in the mountains
A NINE-week-old baby girl is the future of strife-torn Kosovo. The tiny tot was born in the mountains of the Balkans after her family was driven from their home. Today his mum and dad, who have now settled in Blackburn, said they would not rest until
