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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, October 14, 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
Friday, October 15, 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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Firebugs strike
FIREFIGHTERS were called to several rubbish fires in Maryport Close, Roman Road, Blackburn, last night. The Fire Brigade has experienced a series of problems with vandals on the estate in recent months. Blackburn with Darwen Council is knocking down flats
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Three badly hurt in head-on crash
THREE people were seriously injured in a head-on road smash at the junction of Bolton Road and Aqueduct Road, Blackburn, today. Police said two young men and one young woman were spotted speeding down Bolton Road in a white Toyota. A a police officer
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Suspect car had been stolen in burglary
BARRY John Lettherd bought a car at the 'unofficial' Blackburn car auction, even though he suspected it might be stolen. Blackburn magistrates heard that he had sold the vehicle on before it was eventually stopped by police and returned to its rightful
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Key men in Sunday showdown
DEAN West and Paul Harsley are hardly likely to cross paths tomorrow afternoon as they patrol opposite flanks from their wing-back berths. But the two are both key players for their sides, having been ever-presents so far and missing only one minute of
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Workers' jobs fear uproar
ANGRY workers fear their jobs are under threat after their firm missed out on a contract to supply bins to their local council. Employees at Blackburn-based Weltonhurst have organised a petition after Blackburn with Darwen Council placed an order for
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£150m objective to create new jobs
A PACKAGE of new jobs and rejuvenation is to be created with a £150 million millennium gift for deprived urban areas and struggling rural districts in East Lancashire. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Ribble Valley Council were the only areas of East
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Rovers star tips colleagues for Euro 2000 glory
LEE Carsley firmly believes Irish eyes will be smiling in Skopje tonight when his Republic of Ireland team-mates can clinch a place in next summer's Euro 2000 finals jamboree. And the Blackburn Rovers midfielder then aims to compensate for the disappointment
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Events in East Lancashire on Sunday, October 10th
Crystals and their uses in Self Healing and Earth Healing, The Womens' Centre, 25 Wellington St (St Johns) Blackburn, 10am-3.30pm. Pond Dipping, Aisled Barn, Wycoller, 2pm and 4pm. Peter Bull and the Arbeau Dancers; Re-enactment Workshops, Gawthorpe Hall
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Who's playing where in the North West
TONIGHT (Saturday, October 9th) Borough Arms, Blackburn: BIGFLUFF, plus support, 8.30pm, £2.50 Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: GRIDLOCK, heavy rock Padiham Town Hall: THE BEARCATS
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MOTORSPORT: Pair target top five spot
SEVENTH last year, Daniel Harper and Les Reger are aiming for a place in the top five on the Tour of Mull. Consistent class winners on both Mintex and BTRDA events this year, the Mini Sport of Padiham pairing will be among the pace setters in their left-hand-drive
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MOTORSPORT: Rally men's island of dreams
MONACO has Formula One. The Island of Mull has rally cars. In Monaco, the Grand Prix stars race along the sea front beside the harbour wall. In Mull, the rally cars speed along Tobermory main street. And to mark the 30th anniversary of the Philips Tour
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Leave our soaps alone
I HAVE to disagree with the Bishop's views on soap opera marriages (LET, September 27). I love to watch marriages in the tale, they always bring back happy memories of my own marriage. Perhaps he would do better to slam all the muggings, murders, burglaries
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Good to talk
I HAVE just read the letters (LET, September 28) from Harry Talbot, a resident of Lincoln Road estate, who claims tenants are ignored. There are some issues in his letter which, unfortunately he is incorrect about and this is very important to sort out
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Are actions legal?
I SEE that, yet again, Lancashire Constabulary is claiming a success for its latest campaign against drivers (LET, September 28). It is obviously welcome that the number of accidents "where alcohol was involved" was lower. What the force's road safety
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Rounders bat robber jailed for 16 months
A DRUGGED-UP man who armed himself with a rounders bat and robbed a youth, is behind bars for 16 months. Burnley Crown Court heard how Abdul Rehman, 25, took a £1 coin from his victim and snatched his mobile phone and then went on to threaten police with
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Bayonet patient runs amok
A DOCTOR was threatened with a foot-long bayonet by a Falklands veteran who was receiving treatment at Burnley General Hospital. Police were called after the incident, which occurred while the locum doctor, who is working for a week at the trust, was
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Empty homes death traps, say fire chiefs
EMPTY houses awaiting demolition are death traps of danger, fire bosses have warned. Station Officer Steve Cope said of the houses, in Daneshouse, Burnley: "They are death traps with burnt-out staircases, live electrics and with needles, nails, glass
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Ex-Premiership pair to face Clarets
SCUNTHORPE United will have two former Premiership players joining their squad for tomorrow's televised test at Turf Moor, after making a double loan swoop for goalkeeper Lionel Perez and midfielder Clint Marcelle. Frenchman Perez was snatched from Newcastle
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Reviews of the latest sounds
SINGLES IDLEWILD: Little Discourage (Food/EMI) - The Glaswegian indie upstarts return with a downbeat, dour number which mixes low vocals with gritty rock guitars. This single is hard-rocking and edgy but sadly lacking in originality. (5/10) PB JO GREENWOOD
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Badges to raise cash
STUDENTS at a Pendle special school are pinning their hopes on meeting a fund-raising target. Teenagers at Townhouse School, Nelson, are producing badges again this year for the Children in Need appeal and they are hoping to beat the £750 they raised
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, October 10, 1999 Blackburn: noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers Ltd, Cleaver Street; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. Accrington: 11am
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, October 13, 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, October 11, 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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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, October 12, 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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Family's holiday quake terror
A FAMILY'S first ever holiday abroad came to a terrifying end when they were thrown out of their hotel beds by an earthquake in the Turkey holiday resort of Marmaris. Joseph Bailey, 29, and his fiancee Suzanne, 25, of Stansfield Road, Bacup, saved all
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Owners' delight as stolen statue is recovered
AN historic statue has been returned home thanks to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The Spewing Laddie, which is worth thousands of pounds, was stolen from a garden off Preston New Road, Blackburn, last week and its owner made an appeal in our newspaper
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Iron are in the firing line
Division Two: Burnley v Scunthorpe - Pete Oliver's preview SCUNTHORPE United are learning the hard way about the facts of life in Division Two. Last season's Third Division play-off champions have won just two of their first 10 games and sit one place
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Scunthorpe last gasp swoop for Premiership pair
SCUNTHORPE United will have two former Premiership players joining their squad for tomorrow's televised test at Turf Moor, after making a double loan swoop for goalkeeper Lionel Perez and midfielder Clint Marcelle. Frenchman Perez was snatched from Newcastle
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Priest bailed again on sex charges
A PRIEST has been further remanded on bail on indecency charges arising from police investigations centred on St Mary's Hall preparatory school, Stonyhurst. John James Pearson, 87, of Winckley Square, Preston, first appeared before Blackburn magistrates
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SUPERBIKES: Fogarty lags behind
CARL Fogarty is struggling to overcome jet-lap in his bid to finish the season in style. The new world champion only arrived in Japan on Thursday night, just before Friday's practice. He said: "One area where we still have to improve performance is sleep
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EQUESTRIANISM: Horse of the Year joy
A BURNLEY-owned pony was among the winners at the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley. He was competing against the best up-and-coming show horses and ponies in the country at the famous arena. The six-year-old Eyebrook Kingfisher, owned by Susan Field
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MOTORSPORT: Gold bid folds
A FLAT tyre punctured Martin Meadows hopes of glory in the BTRDA Gold Star Rally Championship. After leading the series all season, the Clitheroe driver was cruelly deprived of the title on the final round, the Cambrian Rally. Quickest on the opening
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SNOOKER: McCulloch turns to tale of the tape
IAN McCulloch is turning to 'video games' in a bid to rediscover his winning formula ahead of the Snooker Grand Prix at Preston next week. McCulloch, who trains at Accrington Snooker Club, may not have made the best of starts so far this season, losing
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ANGLING: With Kingfisher
DESPITE some very difficult weather conditions in which to fish last weekend, anglers out on most of our local stillwaters found the fish to be willing quarry. A couple of nights of fairly heavy frost have, as you are aware, followed the downpours and
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Unfair to drivers
WHY is each elected government hell-bent on driving the motorist off the road? The latest measure proposed is for an anti-theft device to be fitted to all vehicles. Cars are stolen, but nobody seems to steal my F-reg though, and it may cost £150 to install
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EU needs Britain
WHEN the people voted to join the Common Market, that is exactly what they thought it was. Now, we are being asked to surrender our currency and even put our armed forces under the control a non-elected commission. With the continentals threatening us
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Changes for the best
REGARDING the queries raised by Mrs A Isherwood about what is happening to Blackburn Infirmary (Letters, September 7) it was in July that we were pleased to receive approval to commence with our Single Site Project. This will see the services currently
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Drug addict raided his mother's home
A DRUG addict raided his mother's home and helped himself to his brother's computer and games, a court heard. Burnley Crown Court was told how Mark Milner, 19, who had been banned from the family home, wanted to rid himself of his habit. Judge Raymond
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Rapist spied on girls before attack
DETECTIVES leading the hunt for a sex attacker who raped an Accrington schoolgirl believe he searched the area for a victim. A man fitting the description of the rapist was spotted spying on schoolgirls in the Queen's Road area about an hour before the
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Out of Africa (quite a long way out, in fact!)
EAST Lancashire band Levellers 5 had a successful run during the heady indie heyday of the early 1990s but split 15 months ago. Since then, two of the group have not only recorded a new album of world music, they've also set up their own record label
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Knife attacker gets five years
A MAN who stabbed an off duty doorman in the heart outside a Nelson nightclub has been jailed for five years. A court heard that the life of Kris Farrar's victim was saved by doormen and paramedics after he collapsed in the foyer of the Equinox nightspot
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Workers' jobs fear uproar
ANGRY workers fear their jobs are under threat after their firm missed out on a contract to supply bins to their local council. Employees at Blackburn-based Weltonhurst have organised a petition after Blackburn with Darwen Council placed an order for
