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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, March 9, 2000 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, Audley
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Chemists On Duty
Friday, March 10, 2000 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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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, March 7, 2000 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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Green minds help company's award
GREEN-MINDED Lancashire folk have helped a company pick up a national award. United Utilities - the parent company of Norweb and North West Water - has received the award from the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants for its environment report
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Ternent mirrors promotion aims
WHILE David Moyes is hoping to make it into Division One at the second time of asking, Burnley counterpart Stan Ternent is also looking for two years' hard work at Turf Moor to bear fruit in May. Moyes took control at Deepdale in January, 1998 and Ternent
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Alan aims for a clean sweep in jobs
CHORLEY-based Alan Woods is the new man at the helm of two of the UK's biggest environmental campaigns. Alan is to head the Tidy Britain Group and its sister organisation Going for Green. He replaces Professor Graham Ashworth, from Samlesbury, who will
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Kilby's delight at the Wright factor
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby was ready to cast his eye over a sold-out Turf Moor today, admitting that the euphoria currently surrounding the club is beyond his wildest dreams. Today's derby clash with Preston North End was guaranteed to bring in a second
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Rovers notes
ONLY four clubs boast a higher average attendance than Rovers in the First Division so far this season. The Ewood average is 19,008 with a highest crowd of 24,743. Top of the table are Manchester City (average 32,012), followed by Wolves (21,306), Birmingham
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Moyes is coy on his Fergie book ploy
I've not found management a great struggle really David Moyes ANYONE wanting a blueprint on how to win trophies would be wise to consult Alex Ferguson's autobiography. Aside from the swiping and back-biting, the venerable Scot talks a lot of sense on
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Parkes' striking concern
By PETER WHITE TONY Parkes headed for Tranmere today concerned that Blackburn Rovers' play-off ambitions could hinge on whether they can solve the scoring drought which continues to dog the club. The Ewood boss has been patient with his four main strikers
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Stores join for charity pancake race
CLITHEROE'S supermarkets have joined together to host a pancake relay race through the town on Tuesday. Staff from Booths, Sainsbury's and Tesco will raise money for their own designated charities by ferrying pancakes from Sainsbury's to Booths, then
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Armed raid at post office
A ROBBER escaped with a "substantial" amount of cash after producing what appeared to be a gun during a post office raid in Burnley. Police want to hear from anyone in the area around Accrington Road Post Office yesterday lunchtime who may have seen the
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Parkes' striking concern
By PETER WHITE TONY Parkes headed for Tranmere today concerned that Blackburn Rovers' play-off ambitions could hinge on whether they can solve the scoring drought which continues to dog the club. The Ewood boss has been patient with his four main strikers
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System failed baby Jack, says report
SOCIAL workers have been slammed for their role in the care of tragic toddler Jack Shackleton - but they will not face disciplinary action, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal today. A damning review of the case has outlined how baby Jack was
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MIssing man found safe
A POLICE search for an 82-year-old resident who was reported missing from an Accrington nursing home was called off after he was found safe and well in the grounds. The man, who police said suffers from dementia, was reported missing by management at
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'Lock me up' plea from thief
A THIEF who asked magistrates to lock him up so he could get off drugs got his wish. Christopher Strachan, 25, was sent to prison for three months after he admitted two counts of theft and one of failing to surrender to bail. Burnley magistrates told
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Come on you blues
BLUES-based artists and bands are sought by an East Lancashire music fan who hopes that promoting the genre could be the first step towards establishing his own record label. Brian Wood, from Darwen, formerly ran Blackburn-based Magic Village Promotions
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Fans help milkman Vic cream the competition
ACCRINGTON could again become a landmark on the map of the milk world - thanks to milkman Vic Allonby. Vic, of Abbott Clough Avenue, Knuzden, is bidding to become Britain's milkman of the year - and says support from his loyal customers is spurring him
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Death of mum, 42, on m-way
A GRIEVING daughter has spoken for the first time about her mother's death on the M55. Verity Beswick said her mum Tracy Wilding, 42, had tried to cross the carriageway on Wednesday night because she was upset by an earlier incident and had not had a
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'Tax on the dead' fee rise dropped
PLANS to increase burial and cremation fees in Hyndburn by a quarter have been shelved by Tory councillors after Labour branded the price rise "a tax on the dead". But Hyndburn Council's ruling Conservative group is set to pay for security patrols at
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New attempt to ban fox hunting
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has celebrated his success in forcing the government to introduce a "right to roam" by announcing that he intends to try and amend the Countryside Bill to introduce a ban on fox hunting. Against strong Downing Street opposition
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Dead baby's mum jailed for cruelty
A MOTHER of five whose husband killed one of their babies wept as she was jailed for 12 months for child cruelty. Judge Brian Duckworth told Georgina Shackleton, 23, that she had shut her eyes to the obvious risks her children were facing and could have
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, March 8, 2000 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, March 6, 2000 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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Clarets notes
STAN TERNENT wasn't too disappointed to miss out on the February manager-of-the-month award. Ternent was pipped to the prize by Bristol City's caretaker boss Tony Fawthrop and said: "I'm glad. It's like the kiss of death !" Traditionally the award sparks
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Assurance over taxpayers' cash
THE cost of housing asylum seekers from abroad will not be paid for from town hall coffers, Blackburn with Darwen Council has assured council taxpayers. Five families and 18 single people are housed in the borough while the government decides on their
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Folk music and beer festival line-up announced
THE musical line-up for a four-day fiesta of folk and beer has been announced. The East Lancashire Beer Festival and Folk Extravaganza has been organised by Blackburn with Darwen Council in association with the East Lancashire Campaign for Real Ale. The
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Motorists warned in safer roads drive
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect a string of tough measures designed to make Lancashire's roads safer. And police chiefs have revealed the clampdown is set to lead to a massive increase in the number of speed cameras on the county's roads. The news
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Sensitive man cared for his community
CAMPAIGNING parish councillor and environmentalist John Wilkinson has died of pneumonia aged 90. Mr Wilkinson, of Edisford, who was also fighting prostate cancer, campaigned all his life to improve the community. His son, Raymond, has paid tribute to
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Curious...
IT might not be wise to inquire too deeply into how Councillor Sheila Williams knows what goes on between male homosexuals in public toilets (LET, February 21), but, out of curiosity, could she please inform us where in Blackburn one finds a working public
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Call for back-up
IT remains to be seen how successful Jack Straw's instructions to the police to target certain crimes will be. But the police need back-up, and Mr Straw should also have instructed the Crown Prosecution Service to fast-track trials of the accused, and
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Bridges to cross
THERE are still a few places left in the fifth annual Thames Bridges Bike Ride on May 14 to raise funds for the Stroke Association. More than 1,500 cyclists are expected to take part in the ride, which crosses 16 of the capital's river bridges, starting
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Bag snatch in toilets
ON Friday, February 25, I was 'spending a penny' and it nearly cost me £100 in cash! I was using the Blackburn town centre public toilets next to Ajax, with a carrier bag containing my purse and gift vouchers, and placed it beside my feet. Suddenly, in
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Tissue issue
I WOULD like the councillors of Blackburn with Darwen to authorise fellow councillors on the appropriate committee to have free, exclusive use of a 'Lotus' for one month: for themselves and their families. I estimate the total cost to be in the region
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Shares float earns tycoon a cool £30M
JEANS tycoon Shami Ahmed 's midas touch has helped him make a fortune of more than £30million on the stock market. The former Burnley schooboy has floated a new company to invest in internet companies. And on its first day shares in Legendary Investments
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Kilby's delight at the Wright factor
CLARETS chairman Barry Kilby was ready to cast his eye over a sold-out Turf Moor today, admitting that the euphoria currently surrounding the club is beyond his wildest dreams. Today's derby clash with Preston North End was guaranteed to bring in a second
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Pound's value cause of jobs decimation
BURNLEY Council will work with TRW to do everything possible to secure the long-term future of the company and to find jobs for the 450 workers who are being made redundant. The assurance was given after Burnley MP Peter Pike and Burnley's chief executive
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KInd-hearted Roy is going for the record
RUNNER Roy Ashcroft is hoping to break his fundraising record in the London Marathon next month. Roy, 50 , a member of Darwen Dashers, is trying to raise more than £500 for Macmillan Cancer Relief. This will be his fourth - and final - marathon. "The
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Crows still flying high
COUNTING CROWS Manchester Apollo IN spite of a low profile and lack of recent chart success in this country, Counting Crows captivated full houses on their sell-out tour of the UK. Adam Duritz, with his usual black and dreadlocked hair resembling a cross
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Cellar spectacular
AN underground venue in Blackburn is starting to establish itself as a key venue and has announced a series of gigs starring some of East Lancashire's leading bands. The spring programme at the Cellar Bar kicks off tonight with a band called Chalk, who
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SINGLES
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS: Music Response (Virgin) - This violently infectious offering, already familiar to most dance fans, sees the artists formerly known as the Dust Brothers close to their brash best. Crazy bleepings, a slurred sampled vocal and some
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System failed baby Jack, says report
SOCIAL workers have been slammed for their role in the care of tragic toddler Jack Shackleton - but they will not face disciplinary action, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal today. A damning review of the case has outlined how baby Jack was
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, March 5, 2000 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Karims Pharmacy, 140 Moseley Street; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Hills Pharmacy, 11 Church Street. Accrington: 11am-