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Events in East Lancashire/North West on Sunday, August 13th
Blackburn Rovers Veterans v Garstang FC, Garstang sports field, 3pm. Blackburn Ramblers meet outside Blakey Moor Baths, 9am. Ingleborough. North East Lancs Coach Rambler to Chatsworth. Details: Mrs Marian Hands on 01282 703597. Trawden Show, Recreation
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A guiding light for youngsters
EACH year, thousands of youngsters across the country find themselves homeless. For many, life then becomes a constant stream of nights in hostels followed by long, cold days out on the streets. But in Hyndburn a scheme which not only provides youngsters
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Police defend bank delay
POLICE today defended themselves against criticism from Burnley traders who lost thousands of pounds when police took more than four hours to deal with a false alarm at a town centre bank. A full morning's trade was lost after the false alarm at the HSBC
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House breaker keeps his liberty
A HOUSE breaker responsible for ransacking a property three years ago has kept his freedom because he has since changed his ways. Burnley Crown Court heard how Gary Jones, 19, who was identified as the culprit by his fingerprints only this year was given
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Chemists On Duty
Sunday, August 13, 2000 Blackburn: 12noon-1pm: Geloo Brothers Ltd, Cleaver Street; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street; 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts. Darwen: 12noon-1pm
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Chemists On Duty
Thursday, August 17, 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,
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Chemists On Duty
Monday, August 14, 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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Carsley U-turn delight for Rovers
LEE Carsley has given Blackburn Rovers a new season boost after deciding to stay at Ewood Park. The midfielder made his U-turn 24 hours before today's opener against Crystal Palace at Ewood Park. Rovers chief executive John Williams said: "He went to
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New director to help fund Clarets' quest for success
NEW Clarets director Chris Duckworth has pledged the board's help to fund manager Stan Ternent's quest for First Division success this season. Duckworth is already believed to have pumped a six-figure sum into the Turf Moor coffers following his appointment
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Asian cricket festival proves a big hit
CRICKETERS have been hit for six by the success of the South Asian Millennium Cricket Festival held at Pleasington Playing Fields. Hundreds of people turned up to watch as six teams battle it out on the cricket field. But it was the players from the Kashmiri
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Bid to slash building site deaths
A NEW campaign to stop building sites turning into graveyards has been launched by the national GMB Union, after the number of safety inspectors has been slashed in the past six years. Building industry union leaders have met with Deputy Prime Minister
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Nights out ruined by bomb scare
MEALS were left uneaten, bingo sessions were cut short and films were stopped as Blackburn was brought to a standstill on the busiest night of the week. Dozens of swimmers at Waves leisure pool were forced out of the water and the building shortly before
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ATHLETICS: Lobo through
BLACKBURN'S Jason Lobo finished second in his heat of the 800m at the Norwich Union AAA Championships in Birmingham last night to qualify for the semi-finals. The Belgrave Harrier, who is hoping to secure a place in the British Olympic team, clocked a
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SOCCER: McBride link-up
AMERICAN international Brian McBride will link up with his new team-mates at Preston North End in September. Manager David Moyes had been chasing the striker for over a month and said: "He's what we have been missing at times, a strong centre forward,
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GOLF: Shacklady top
DAVID Shacklady knew he could not win the De Vere Hotels PGA North Region Championship at Slaley Hall yesterday after trailing seven shots off the overnight lead. But the Leisure Lakes attached professional, who teaches at Yarrow Valley, a par three course
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COUNTY CRICKET: Ganguly smashes timely ton
SOURAV Ganguly blasted a NatWest Trophy warning to holders Gloucester with a dazzling performance at Old Trafford. India's captain, the world's number two batsman in one day international cricket, hammered a remarkable 101 not out as bottom of the table
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COUNTY CRICKET: Ganguly's dream
SOURAV Ganguly loves Lord's. And after missing out on one chance to play there this season, in the Benson and Hedges Cup, he is determined to lead Lancashire to a revenge victory over Gloucestershire in the NatWest Trophy sem final tomorrow. Ganguly was
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ANGLING: With Kingfisher
MOST local fisheries look like hitting top form over the coming month, but, for me, it is the resurgent Ribble that holds most promise. It has hit its best form for years and though I can easily remember describing it as "one of the top rivers in the
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Bomb scare chaos as pubs, clubs and swim baths are evacuated
BLACKBURN town centre was thrown into chaos for more than five hours last night following a bomb threat. The heart of the town became a no-go zone with all of pubs and clubs within 400 metres of Jubilee Street closed and motorists prevented from entering
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Carsley U-turn delight
LEE Carsley has given Blackburn Rovers a new season boost after deciding to stay at Ewood Park. The midfielder made his U-turn 24 hours before today's opener against Crystal Palace at Ewood Park. Rovers chief executive John Williams said: "He went to
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Stakes rise in Ward saga
BRADFORD City may have to up the ante if they want to prise Ashley Ward away from Ewood Park. The Bantams are still hopeful of luring the 29-year-old striker to Valley Parade in a £1.5 million deal, even though they have yet to make Rovers a formal offer
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'Let's win it for Jack' says Rovers skipper Flitcroft
NEW Blackburn skipper Garry Flitcroft today issued an emotional plea as Rovers launched their First Division promotion bid: 'Let's do it for Jack!' As Graeme Souness's troops prepared to face Crystal Palace this afternoon, Jack Walker was expected to
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Fight against fake goods
PART of East Lancashire has been selected to spearhead the fight against fake goods which robbed the North West economy and cost 1,000 jobs last year alone. The anti-counterfeiting campaign has been initiated by police Crimestoppers and the Sports Industry
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Police defend bank delay
POLICE today defended themselves against criticism from Burnley traders who lost thousands of pounds when police took more than four hours to deal with a false alarm at a town centre bank. A full morning's trade was lost after the false alarm at the HSBC
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Reviews of the latest sounds
SINGLES VERTICAL HORIZON: Everything You Want, (RCA) -- Fresh from America, Vertical Horizon are expected to storm the charts with their debut single released later this month. Sounding vaguely like Del Amitri, who had hits by the bucketload, Vertical
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Drowning fears sink pond plan
PLANS to create a frog pond in a Pendle park failed to make a splash with councillors worried over safety. The scheme to re-introduce a 3ft deep pond in Alkincoats Park, Colne, was turned down by Pendle Council's Colne area committee. The idea was suggested
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Cost of cutting skating noise
MOVES to allay residents' concerns over an in-line skate park in Colne could cost £12,500. People have complained about excessive noise and other problems since the park was created in Alkincoats Park in May 1999. A report to Pendle Council's Colne area
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Who's playing where in the North West
SATURDAY (August 12th) Accrington Town Hall, GLOBAL BEATS featuring Pandit G, 8pm-2am, free. Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free. Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn:
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Bid to stop more grave vandalism
POLICE and council officers are to meet next week in a bid to halt acts of vandalism at a cemetery. Detective Inspector Bob Eastwood, of Accrington CID, is planning to meet Hyndburn Council's cemetery bosses following a racist attack on the Muslim section
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Good prospect - we'll keep it!
THE owners of the historic Victorian Arcade in Accrington have taken the premises off the market after a rethink and say the town centre is now the place to be. Birmingham-based In Shops, which is part of Mentmore Abbey, put the complex up for sale earlier
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Offer to family in search for home
AN ESTATE agent is working with a grief-stricken family to help them find a new home following a house fire which cost a mother and son their lives. On Tuesday, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph revealed how Brian Stoddard had been forced to move his family
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Chemists On Duty
Wednesday, August 16, 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
Friday, August 18, 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,
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Chemists On Duty
Tuesday, August 15, 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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Ternent looks to boost Turf squad
BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is delighted with his summer shopping but is still on the look-out for further reinforcements. Ternent took his side to Bolton for today's First Division curtain-raiser with three new faces in his squad in the shape of Kevin
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New director to help fund Stan's quest for success
NEW Clarets director Chris Duckworth has pledged the board's help to fund manager Stan Ternent's quest for First Division success this season. Duckworth is already believed to have pumped a six-figure sum into the Turf Moor coffers following his appointment
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Not on your Belly!
AMBITIOUS four-piece Jobe are preparing to play their first big gig in Blackburn -- two months after wriggling their way out of a money-spinning record deal. After signing a deal with Yellabelly Records last year, the Ribble Valley band, who aspire to
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Court threat to yobs' parents
PARENTS of teenage yobs who regularly cause damage on Edgeside Estate in Waterfoot and intimidate residents could face legal action from Rossendale Borough Council. Residents in Fairfield Flats have put up with children throwing stones and breaking windows
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Better care for needy adults
NEW improved measures to help the borough's most vulnerable adults have been recommended by council bosses in Blackburn and Darwen. The new eligibility measures, to be introduced on September 1, mean that adults needing residential care and those needing
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Anger as battle blocks off path
A MAN today spoke of his sorrow after trying to walk to his parents' grave and discovering the path he has used for 30 years was blocked because of a historic battle re-enactment. The Sealed Knot Civil War Re-enactment Society is turning the Witton Park
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Search prompts call for clean-up
CANAL-LOVERS have appealed for people to keep our canals clean, after seeing the amount of rubbish pulled out of the Leeds-Liverpool canal during a police search for a baby. Police drained the canal and frogmen spent two days pulling rubbish out of the
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Bomb scare chaos as pubs, clubs and swim baths are evacuated
BLACKBURN town centre was thrown into chaos for more than five hours last night following a bomb threat. The heart of the town became a no-go zone with all of pubs and clubs within 400 metres of Jubilee Street closed and motorists prevented from entering
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NON-LEAGUE SOCCER: Friendly action
BACUP Borough face Great Harwood Town in a pre season friendly at West View on Monday night. Kick off is 7.45pm.
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LOCAL CRICKET: We're in with a shout, says Laycock
COLNE skipper Gary Laycock is calling on his side to show their true colours and make a decisive push for the Transco Lancashire League title. Colne head for bottom of the table Rawtenstall tomorrow just 11 points behind leaders Ramsbottom despite a patchy
