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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, September 16, 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
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, September 15, 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
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Chemists On Duty
Monday, September 13, 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
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Chemists On Duty
Friday, September 17, 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
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New-look mill for millennium plans
ILEX Mill could become the centrepiece of a new-look Rawtenstall for the millennium if plans for the derelcit mill's regeneration get the go-ahead. Architects have now produced detailed proposals of how the mill could look after more than £3million of
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, September 14, 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,
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Goodbye to the orange river
THE River Irwell runs bright orange in Bacup - for three decades to people in Rossendale this was merely a fact of life. While the river was home to wildlife from Stubbins to Waterfoot and environmental improvements and restocking of fish attracted visitors
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Turf Moor Notebook
MITCHELL Thomas's excellent start to his Burnley career has earned him a top-10 rating in Match magazine's August player-of-the-month awards. The experienced defender was the Clarets top-ranked player in their first five games, according to Match's observer
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Short wants to sample home comforts
CRAIG Short believes Blackburn Rovers can still emerge as a home banker this season but the former Everton central defender admits the pressure is on. Rovers went into this afternoon's game against Tranmere looking for their first home win of the season
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Seith seeking championship medal glory
FORMER Clarets star Bobby Seith is still waiting for a decision on his 'missing' championship winning medal. Seith admits that missing out on a medal after helping Burnley to win the League championship remains the only black mark on his prolific career
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Lecturer and student in supermarket fiddle
A COLLEGE student and a lecturer set up a supermarket checkout swindle which allowed the teacher to walk away with a £40 bottle of malt whisky. Blackburn magistrates heard that while the student had been arrested and charged, police were still looking
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Who's playing where in the North West
TONIGHT (Saturday, September 11th) Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: NO TIME FOR JIVE, blues Padiham Town Hall: CAJUN ACES, plus dance workshop, £6/£7.50, 8pm Unicorn, Preston: BLUESLINE Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm
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CYCLING: Joanne's test in Tuscany
FORMER Blackburn cyclist Joanne Kembery has been thrown in at the deep end for her Great Britain debut. And she admits to feeling both "petrified and excited" as she prepares to tackle the 530-kilometre Tour of Tuscany next week. Kembery, whose maiden
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COUNTY CRICKET: Old heads back for the crunch
OLD-stagers ian Austin and Mike Watkinson return as Lancashire aim to clinch the CGU National League First Division trophy at Old Trafford tomorrow. Lightning could retain the title they won as the Axa League last season by beating Kent Spitfires, if
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COUNTY CRICKET: Lancashire embarrassed by sun strike
LANCASHIRE were today battling to prevent the sun stopping play in tomorrow's crucial CGU National League match against Kent at Old Trafford. They were shocked and embarrassed yesterday as, with more than an hour of the third day of the Championship match
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SUPERBIKES: Foggy's sixth sense
WORLD number one Carl Fogarty is already plotting the campaign for his year 2000 campaign. And he refuses to rule out a bid for an amazing sixth title in 2001. Fogarty is expected to clinch a record fourth World Superbikes title in Germany tomorrow when
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LOCAL CRICKET: Lancs League preview
BILLY Stelling could do former club East Lancs a massive favour tomorrow by shattering Nelson's Lancashire League title hopes at the Worswick Memorial Ground. Stelling is hoping to sign off with a match-winning performance after answering Rawtenstall's
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Controversial homes plan given go-ahead
PLANNING permission has been granted for 40 two-storey dwellings on land off Rossendale Road, Burnley, despite concerns about it leading to extra traffic on an already busy road. The proposals for the land behind St Mark's Vicarage were approved by the
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Attack is now a murder
A MURDER inquiry has been launched following the death of a Burnley man found lying in a pool of blood in a back street. Colin Hughes, 40, of Beverley Street, died of his injuries in Burnley General Hospital at around 5pm yesterday. He was attacked in
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Rovers defender wants to sample home comforts
CRAIG Short believes Blackburn Rovers can still emerge as a home banker this season but the former Everton central defender admits the pressure is on. Rovers went into this afternoon's game against Tranmere looking for their first home win of the season
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SUPERBIKES: Blackburn ace Foggy's sixth sense
WORLD number one Carl Fogarty is already plotting the campaign for his year 2000 campaign. And he refuses to rule out a bid for an amazing sixth title in 2001. Fogarty is expected to clinch a record fourth World Superbikes title in Germany tomorrow when
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Digging in at Ashton
ALTERNATIVE rockers Spade 55, whose influences include The Velvet Underground and Nick Drake, play The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne, on Friday. The Chorley four-piece comprises Chris Haworth, 18, on vocals and guitar, brother Mike, 16, on guitar and piano
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PM urged to overturn pub music crackdown
A PETITION from music fans who claim entertainment laws are strangling grassroots music at pubs in Blackburn and Darwen will be delivered to Prime Minister Tony Blair this weekend. More than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking for changes in the
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Schoolgirl's sex kidnapper gets 10 years
A SEX attacker who subjected a schoolgirl to a "humiliating and terrifying" ordeal should spend the rest of his life behind bars, says the victim's devastated mother. John Newton, 33, today began a 10-year sentence after Preston Crown Court heard how
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Ex-punks help to launch new book
TWO members of Britain's most notorious punk group - The Sex Pistols - joined Blackburn author Alan Parker at the launch party for his latest book about punk. Pistols drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock attended a bash in London to mark the release
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Child molester must stay in jail
A CHILD molester, said to have threatened his probation officer and refused to tell him where he was moving to, must stay behind bars. Peter Hernon, jailed for 30 months last year for sex offences, had to move several times after being 'hounded' when
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Dairy farms crisis rally
HUNDREDS of beef, sheep and dairy farmers from across the North West are expected to attend a top crisis meeting next Tuesday. The meeting, at Haslingden Cricket Club at 7.30pm, has been called by the National Farmers' Union to address the economic crisis
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Jobs success for ex-Lear workers
THREE quarters of the workers who have left Colne's biggest company prior to its closure have managed to find other jobs. Of the 350-strong workforce at Lear Corporation, formerly John Cotton, 203 have already left and of those 150 have found new jobs
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Remploy bosses deny pay-and-perks slur
BOSSES at an East Lancashire firm which employs hundreds of disabled workers have hit back at union claims over directors' pay. Earlier this week the GMB union attacked top bosses of Remploy for enjoying pay rises of 13 per cent and for the company's
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Ewood Park Notebook
DON'T expect a mass invasion of young Australians, even though Rovers are again showing interest in prospects from Down Under. Academy boss Bobby Downes made a number of good contacts when he travelled to Australia and, as a result, the club will give
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Events in East Lancashire tomorrow (Sunday, September 12th)
Hyndburn Ramblers meet Plantation Street, Accrington, 8.30am or 9.30am Clapham for Ingleton via Ingleborough with Phil Bedson (12miles); 1pm or 1.45pm Ribchester car park with Judith Addison (5miles). Blackburn Ramblers: Kentmere Horseshoe (A walk); Grizedale
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Young cellist's double success
A PROMISING young cellist, accepted to study at the Royal Academy of Music, is enjoying double success. For two of her pupils look set to follow in her footsteps after being offered places in a top youth orchestra. Catherine Chapman, 18, of St Mary's
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Theatre champion Margaret's turn for award
A TIRELESS organiser who established a popular annual award ceremony was astonished to be rewarded with a prestigious prize herself. Margaret Gillibrand, East Lancashire's regional representative for the National Operatic and Dramatic Association, was
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Help wanted for big day in town
THE organisers of a huge torchlight procession through a town centre are looking for volunteers to collect cash. The final touches have been put to the procession taking place in Clitheroe from 7.30pm this evening. More than 70 floats and marching bands
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Plan for car park refused
A PARISH council has been refused permission to build a car park on a school playing field. Gisburn Parish Council wants to pull down a 19th century engine house next to Gisburn Primary School and replace it with a 28-space car park for use by villagers
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Fears for terror island son
FEARS were growing today for the safety of an East Lancashire man who is in hiding in strife-torn East Timor. Freelance reporter Christopher Wenner - brother-in-law of award-winning TV writer Debbie Horsfield - is believed to have been one of the last
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COUNTY CRICKET: Scud's four year county threat
JOE Scuderi may be ordered to wait until 2002 before he can turn out for Lancashire. The Colne professional is currently awaiting a decision from Lord's on whether or not he can play for Lancashire. And, if the ECB decide not to change their stance on
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ANGLING: With Kingfisher
ALTHOUGH we are currently enjoying summer again, with an amazing temperature of 26C promised for today, the first frost of winter can only be weeks away. Night time temperatures through the past week have been falling, with only 6C on Thursday, and I
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'Cool school' has the world at its fingertips
A NURSERY school's web site, which has been accessed by people from all over the world, has been picked by the Times Educational Supplement to be highlighted as a 'cool school.' Headteacher at Rosegrove Nursery School, Burnley, Val Taylor, got interested
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Pop giants head for Manchester park
SUPERGRASS, Mel C and All Saints are set to play a free outdoor concert organised by BBC Radio One in Heaton Park, Manchester, tomorrow, starting at 2pm. Tickets are free but have to be obtained through Radio One. Listen to the station for details. Converted
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'Come out of ivory tower,' call to MP
HOUSING chiefs in Hyndburn have hit back at MP Greg Pope, after he urged them to do more to tackle nuisance neighbours. Mr Pope called on Hyndburn Council to use new powers under civil law to make anti-social behaviour orders against troublemakers, after
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Opinions on the latest releases
Singles THUNDERBUGS: Friends Forever (Epic) - The latest in a long line of all-girl groups, Thunderbugs are like The Bangles with a touch of Belinda Carlisle thrown in for good measure. They warn that they're going to be "friends forever, just like Thelma
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Chemists on duty
Sunday, September 12, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: TG Pendlebury, 3 New Park House, Preston New Rooad; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn
