Monday, January 3, 2000 Blackburn: 9am-5pm: Astons Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. Accrington: 10am-12noon: Bentleys Chemist, 42 Avenue Parade;
Thursday, January 6, 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,
Wednesday, January 5, 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
A CAR park in Blackburn has been added to a nationally approved list and awarded a certificate. The car park at Daisyfield Baths in Daisy Lane has been given a Secured Car Park Award under a scheme run by the Association of Chief Police Officers. Blackburn
A YOUNG woman needed emergency surgery after her skull was fractured when she was hit by a flying bottle as trouble broke out in a town centre pub. Police are appealing for witnesses to the brawl at the Borough Arms in Blackburn and are to view CCTV footage
AN Asian community leader and businessman has been awarded one of the country's most coveted honours and a seat in the House of Lords. Adam Patel is one of only six new Life Peers in the honours list - along with famous names including Sir Leon Brittan
JOHN Filan will put an operation on hold in order to solve Tony Parkes's goalkeeping crisis. The Aussie stopper has been told he needs surgery on a persistent shoulder problem which will keep him out for up to three months. But the former Coventry man
LEADING policemen, industrialists and politicians received honours in the New Year list. They included Lancashire Chief Constable Brian Johnson, holder of the Queen's Police Medal, who became a CBE. And James Dickinson, senior natural history conservation
ORDINARY folk took the honours in the New Year's list with a foreman, receptionist, scrapyard worker and union secretary among the county's chosen few. Former Blackburn vicar Chad Varah OBE, who founded the Samaritans, was made a CBE. And Michael Murray
FOLLOWING an enforced break due to the recent adverse weather and the Christmas and Millennium festivities, Accrington get back into action on Saturday, January 8, 2000 with an eagerly awaited home fixture against Wigan Rose Bridge (kick off 2pm) at Highams
ANOTHER year over and, truly, one like no other as its end at midnight takes us into a new century and a new millennium (though many, counting differently, beg to differ). Yet, although 1999 was always guaranteed distinction as the herald of a new epoch
CHORLEY have put Neil Mitchell's career back on track before and the Magpies have repeated the trick this season, to the mutual benefit of the club and the former England schoolboy star. Mitchell's promising career, which saw him chalk up nearly 80 Football
PROMOTION-CHASING Burnley kick of the New Year at Notts County on Monday facing a big month on and off the pitch. The Clarets face a major test of their away form in up to three Second Division fixtures and a mouth-watering FA Cup fourth-round clash at
TWO magicians have conjured up an award! Corporate hospitality firm Casino Promotions, run by partners Harry Robson and Martin Nuttall, has become the latest East Lancashire firm to achieve the Investors In People staff training and development standard
ARTS and crafts entrepreneurs from East Lancashire are preparing to put their wares on display in a major 'shopwindow'. The North West Gift Exhibition being staged at the Norbreck Castle in Blackpool next month brings together dozens of small enterprises
Wright On! A wry look at life, with Shelley Wright THERE'S less than 12 hours to go until the new millennium and I don't even know if I can be bothered to go out let alone celebrate, thank you very much. It's just not like me, I know, but two weeks of
HUNDREDS of North West employers have been investigated for not paying the minimum wage. And dozens have been ordered to make sure they pay their workers what they are entitled to. The Inland Revenue said it had received 283 complaints against employers
A BLIND veteran of the stage and a church organist are among the people rewarded in the New Year's Honours List. Eileen Lloyd, who together with husband Ken, has been a fixture of the local amateur dramatic and operatic scene for decades, has been made
A CANCER sufferer who believed she would never see the new millennium when her body became riddled with tumours is looking forward to the party of a lifetime after a recovery that has left doctors baffled. Former PE teacher Brenda Simpson, 62, could not
Friday, January 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: Arthur Haworth, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy,
EXCITED youngsters enjoyed a trip to a pantomime, organised by residents of Roman Road Estate in Blackburn. The group travelled to Preston Charter Theatre to see Goldilocks and Three Amazing Bears. A fancy dress competition was held as they set off. Father
Tuesday, January 4, 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
HUNDREDS of pop and soccer fans waited patiently for a glimpse of their heroes when Manchester United star Phil Neville married his Rossendale sweetheart Julie Killelea. And the crowds were not disappointed when Posh Spice Victoria Beckham turned up at
YOUNGSTERS have the chance to learn the ropes in drama, singing and dance, at a new stage school which opens soon. Principal Malcolm Wilkinson said the main objective at Crackerjacks is to help children develop their interest and talent and to produce
COMMUNITY groups in East Lancashire have been given grants of more than £30,000 from the Millennium Festival Awards For All. The scheme, which helps groups with awards of between £500 and £5,000, will benefit eight organisations in the area. Crawshawbooth
PROMOTION-CHASING Burnley kick of the New Year at Notts County on Monday facing a big month on and off the pitch. The Clarets face a major test of their away form in up to three Second Division fixtures and a mouth-watering FA Cup fourth-round clash at
Division One: Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Pete Oliver's preview FORGOTTEN man Alan Fettis will have a double mission if he is pressed into service against Wolves on Monday - to help Rovers maintain their promotion push and to remind potential
Division Two: Notts County v Burnley - Pete Oliver's preview ANDY Payton is backing Burnley's defence to rediscover its mean streak as the Clarets face a severe test of their mettle to launch the New Year. Monday's game at Notts County is the first of
PEOPLE living near Whalley Road, Billington, are planning a last ditch bid to stop 49 homes being built nearby. Redrow Homes has outline permission to build on the site but residents say the land is a former tip, is contaminated and floods regularly.
JUNIOR members of Wilpshire Golf Club are to be given cheaper subscriptions in a bid to attract youngsters to the game. In the past, juniors reaching adult entry have had to pay full subscriptions. Now, from the age of 22, fees will start fairly modestly
CARL Fogarty is the Lancashire Evening Telegraph sportsman of the millennium. No other has done as much to promote East Lancashire sport on a global stage. That's the conclusion of our Hot 100 analysis, of the greatest achievers to have made an impact
COLIN Potts returns to ACCRINGTON STANLEY aren't in action until Monday evening, with their game at mid-table Congleton kicking off at 7.30pm. Accrington Stanley Under-18s will take on Clitheroe Youth at the Crown Ground in a league clash on Sunday. The
A NEW management team is at the helm of a fast growing employment agency. Ken McCreath and his wife Ann - who have come back from retirement in the south of France - have joined Andy Higgins to run Rawtenstall-based Power Jobs. The firm specialises in
A CANCER sufferer who believed she would never see the new millennium when her body became riddled with tumours is looking forward to the party of a lifetime after a recovery that has left doctors baffled. Former PE teacher Brenda Simpson, 62, could not
Winter Walk: Ron Freethy visits Newchurch-in-Pendle AS we approach the new century I decided to enjoy a gentle stroll through one of my favourite villages. This is Newchurch-in-Pendle, which has changed less than most over the last 400 years or so. In
A PRESSURE group representing hundreds of East Lancashire firms today launched a campaign to cut the burden of red tape. The Federation of Small Businesses is compiling a dossier detailing all the regulations set to hit British companies from 2000 onwards
A TEXTILE company's efforts to go green are going from strength to strength. Hilden Manufacturing, which has five bases in Blackburn and Hyndburn, achieved the environmental management standard ISO 14001 in January 1998. Since then it has kept up the
Sunday, January 2, 2000 Blackburn: 11am-2pm: Astons Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 11am-1pm: Johnston Pharmacy, 50-52 Johnston Street. Darwen: 12noon-1pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 103 Blackburn Road. Accrington: 11am-1pm: Nash Chemists, 198 Blackburn Road; 12noon
