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Traffic chaos after lorry overturns
AN overturned lorry caused traffic chaos for more than five hours after overturning at a busy junction - but the driver narrowly escaped serious injury. James Wilton, of Rolleston Road, Blackburn, lost control of the vehicle as he turned from Whitebirk
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, September 29, 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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'Stolen' TV and video had been pawned
A WOMAN faked a burglary at her home to conceal the fact that her rented television and video had been pawned. Blackburn magistrates heard that Lorraine Grieve continued the deception by attempting to obtain a replacement, Grieve, 32, of East Street,
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Chemists On Duty
Friday, October 1, 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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Women's views sought on road plan
WOMEN have been asked to get involved in the consultation over plans for a new ring road round Blackburn town centre. A meeting of Blackburn with Darwen Council Women's Forum heard from a planning expert how proposals would affect them. The council is
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Going, going, Gola. Firm buys Shankly's boots
A SPORTSWEAR firm topped the bidding for boots worn by soccer legend Bill Shankly. Made by Gola, they were last worn in 1974 by the architect of the Liverpool glory years, were valued at up to £3,000 and sold for £5,980 at Christie's in London yesterday
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, September 28, 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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Free smoke detectors for house fire victims
FIRE safety officers across East Lancashire are launching a campaign to stop fires happening twice. As part of National Fire Safety Week, free smoke detectors will he handed out to all homes hit by fire. Divisional officer Michael Frankland, head of fire
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Mum and kids forced to flee 'war zone' home
A DISTRAUGHT woman and her four children have been left homeless by vandals who are running amok on a troubled Blackburn estate. Arsonists set fire to the house next door to where Heidi Mills lives with her youngsters on the Fishmoor Estate. The 27-year-old
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Pub's late hours bid for High Court
A PUB landlord is taking his fight to serve until 2am to the High Court. Peter Rawcliffe of the Borough Arms, in Blackburn town centre, wants permission to extend his opening hours an Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Magistrates in Blackburn turned down
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Rovers notes
THE Worthington Cup third round draw will be made on Sky Sports One tomorrow at 3.15pm and a completely new format will be used. With 32 teams remaining, they will be split into two sections of 16 and fans will be able to plot future opponents as in the
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Clarets notes
IT'S OFFICIAL. Paul Cook is the pass-master of the Second Division. Statistics from Opta show that before today's games Cook had made more passes than any other player in Division Two. The Clarets schemer had made 296 passes, 30 more than Luton's Matthew
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TOP PER-FORMER: Saturday Interview with Per Frandsen
IT'S no wonder Per Frandsen likes to spend his spare time at the movies. For Brian Kidd's new all action hero seems destined to play a starring role following his £1.75m move from the Reebok. According to sources in Denmark, Kidd has signed a midfielder
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What's on Sunday and Monday September 26, 27
Picture This! - help to create a giant collage, Pepper Hill Barn, Wycoller, 2pm. Craft Fair, Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, 10am-5pm. "Return Of The Vikings," Groundwork Rossendale's Countryside Centre, New Hall Hey, Rawtenstall, 11am-5pm. The Mothers
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STOCK CARS: Crash go John's title hopes
JOHN Lund, above, just missed out on a record seventh World Stock Car title after an action-packed final at Coventry's International Motor Speedway. But the explosive 25-lap race will go down as one of the best in history as Lund, Rochdale's Andy Smith
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ANGLING: With Kingfisher
PROSPECTS for the next few weeks are nothing less than excellent, and all you pleasure anglers must take full advantage while you can. I know the weather has been less than kind of late, but it remains unseasonably warm and that is most significant. The
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Resource centre work to start at last
WORK on converting Burnley's former Water Board premises into a new information and activity centre is finally expected to start next week - more than seven months after community volunteers bought the building. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council
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Houses may go on 'industry' field
FIELDS earmarked for a controversial industrial estate may be used for housing instead, a senior Pendle councillor has suggested. No factories or offices have been built on Riverside Business Park, Barrowford, since outline planning permission was granted
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Thieving care worker sent back to prison
A SENIOR care assistant who stole a pensioner's savings, was sent to prison, later freed, and is now back in jail. Diane Heaven, 36, stole £1,150 from an 86-year-old woman and was sent to custody for two months by Pennine magistrates. She served three
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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, September 30, 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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Ellie and Richard are top of the tots
MEET bonny baby Richard Staines and top tot Ellie Ainsworth - winners of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Baby Competition 1999. Richard, 15 months, and Ellie, almost three, were voted for by readers from a host of entries in the competition which raises
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Chemists On Duty
Monday, September 27, 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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Carolyn to be Harley rider
MOTHER-of-two Carolyn Wolstenholme will have her dream come true riding pillion on a Harley Davidson thanks to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Barry Dunnett, of Droylsden, a member of the Harley Davidson Motorbike Owners' Club based in Manchester, responded
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Macca on road to recovery
JASON McAteer could make his long-awaited comeback with an appearance for Blackburn Rovers Reserves at Bradford next Wednesday. And, in the week that Ewood boss Brian Kidd was finally able to strengthen his injury-savaged midfield by signing Per Frandsen
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Robbo's going nowhere, saystTernent
MARK Robertson will not be heading out of Turf Moor - despite claims from his national team boss that he needs to be playing first-team football to win a place in the Olympics. Australian under-23 international Robertson was only named as a substitute
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E Lancs 'nearly lost' health authority
THE man who spearheads the NHS in East Lancashire today revealed that the area was in danger of losing its own health authority. David Peat spoke of his concern that East Lancashire Health Authority could be forced to merge with a neighbouring organisation
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Girls aged 12 seek pregnancy tests
GIRLS as young as 12 have been turning up at a sex advice centre for pregnancy tests, according to its annual report. But even though the Brook Advisory Centre for teenagers saw a massive surge in demand for its services last year it is still struggling
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Cancer fighter Margaret's booklet helps other
BATTLING Margaret Seed has not let her fight against cancer get her down. If anything the Mellor mum has found strength from her fight with the "big C" which has inspired her to help other sufferers and raise as much money as she can for research into
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Lib Dem call for tax on green field building
A PROSPECTIVE Parliamentary candidate has called on a rural MP to support a 'greenfield tax.' Tory Nigel Evans has been battling against huge developments in his Ribble Valley constituency and has formed action groups to fight proposed building in Broughton
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Fight for grammars urges head teacher
A HEAD teacher has called for community support in the face of Government moves to close grammar schools. Stuart Holt, head teacher of award-winning Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, told the school's annual speech night that the school had gone from strength
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Cellar Bar, Blackburn: GONE BEGGIN', Irish folk
King George's Hall, Blackburn: HISTORY OF NORTH WEST SOUL, Wigan Casino reunion event, £8/£10, 9pm to 2am Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am Manchester Roadhouse: SOLID AIR, rock Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: AMPLIFIER
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MOTORCYCLE: Barton after podium place
DARREN Barton heads for Donington Park tomorrow knowing that a place on the podium will be enough to take the British 125cc title. And he's every reason to feel confident - for the likeable Hoddlesden racer has the best track record of anyone in this
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Dialysis progress welcome says MP
BURNLEY MP Peter Pike, has welcomed progress being made for renal dialysis facilities in Lancashire, after receiving a letter from the Department of Health outlining the plans. Work is proceeding to create an additional 15 dialysis stations at the Royal
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MP joins coal mine protest
CONCERNED residents from three boroughs are expected at a public meeting to thrash out issues surrounding a planned 67-acre coal mine on moorland above their homes. The meeting in Todmorden Town Hall on October 4 will discuss an application by Wakefield
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Council staff first in scramble for 'fat cat' jobs
TOWN Hall workers have a head start in the race for "fat cat" salaries for running the company which will take control of all Burnley's council houses. Council bosses say wages of up to £60,000 for Burnley and Padiham Housing's chief executive, finance
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Freda's fury as teen robber is freed
A PENSIONER seriously injured after a schoolboy tried to mug her today told of her "devastation" after the 15-year-old walked free from court. The attempted robbery on an escalator in Burnley's indoor market, left Freda Wilkinson with two fractures of
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Bag-snatch teen left victim needing artificial shoulder
A PENSIONER seriously injured after a schoolboy tried to mug her today told of her "devastation" after the 15-year-old walked free from court. The attempted robbery on an escalator in Burnley's indoor market, left Freda Wilkinson with two fractures of
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Serious injuries
A WOMAN suffered serious spinal injuries in a car crash in Church Lane, off Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors. The 37-year-old Carol Towler, of Huncoat, was a front-seat passenger in the car which was in collision with a street lamp and parked cars at 9.30pm
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A-Jay sign record deal
ACCRINGTON's funk rock exiles A-Jay And The Maya have clinched a record deal and hope to have their first single out by February. But the band's management are remaining tight-lipped about their new label, saying only that it is a major London-based company
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SINGLES
GROOP DOGDRILL: Angel Wings (Mantra) - Loud, brash directionless rock which sounds like a poor man's Therapy? - a poor prospect indeed. (4/10) PB BERNARD BUTLER: You Must Go On (Creation) - Good-time retro rock which owes more to Primal Scream than it
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Grammar school reunion planned
A reunion is being planned for pupils and staff of the former Darwen Grammar School. The school became Darwen Vale High in 1972 and old friends can meet again on Saturday, July 15 next year. There will be photographs and memorabilia from the grammar school
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Developer quells flood fears
WORRIED residents have been assured their gardens will not be flooded when new homes are built nearby. Homeowners on the Oakdale estate off the A666 in Earcroft have been told extra drains will be put in. Several residents from the Bog Height Road area
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, September 26, 1999 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Healthbook Pharmacy, Unit 4, Audley Shopping Centre, Audley Range; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers,
