AS a chirpy, cheeky chappie in Coronation Street, schoolboy Joe Gilgun won the hearts of millions of viewers as Jack Duckworth's pigeon-fancying friend Jamie Armstrong. He talks to PAULINE HAWKINS about his life after the soap and his hopes for the future
BOSSES of a new school for Muslim girls have been told to provide more than 40 spaces for cycles -- even though none of the pupils will be allowed to ride bikes. Members of the planning and highways committee of Blackburn with Darwen Council have been
WINNER of the £500 Clarets Foundation weekly draw Connie Murphy is the granddaughter of Burnley's first soccer international. Jack Yates played for England against Ireland in 1888-9, scoring a hat-trick. Connie who was born and bred with Burnley football
A YOUNG dad who took part in a late-night fracas in which a teenager was beaten up and stabbed in his own home, has been sent to jail. Francis Hunt, 22, had gone into Shaun Ruddeforth's Burnley flat with other youths and "launched" an attack on him. The
MATTHEW JAY: Please Don't Send Me Away (Food). Setting a dark lyrical theme against a sweet, uplifting melody, this is a real gem. The talented Welshman has so far remained one of the year's underrated artists. But if he maintains this sort of form and
MORE than half-a-million pounds is set to be pumped into one of Accrington's most popular playing fields, turning it into a sportsman's heaven. Hyndburn Council officers were today celebrating news that they had been successful in securing a £357,000
Monday, May 28 BLACKBURN: 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 12noon-1pm: Tims and Parker, Unit 4, Audley Shopping Centre. DARWEN: 11am-5pm: Boots Chemists, 8 Market Street; 11am-1pm: Geloo Bros, Union Street. ACCRINGTON: 10am-12noon: Lloyds
Sunday, May 27 BLACKBURN: 10.30am-4.30pm: Superdrugs Pharmacy, 3-7 Stonybutts; 11am-2pm: Aston Pharmacy, 95 Accrington Road; 12noon-1pm: 12noon-1pm: Athertons Chemist, 37 Granville Road. DARWEN: 12noon-4pm: Boots, 8 Market Street; 12noon-1pm: Geloo Bros
Thursday, May 31 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 4-6 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
Friday, June 1 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: Moss Pharmacy, 314 Bolton Road; The Pharmacy, Oakenhurst
Wednesday, May 30 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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: The Pharmacy
Tuesday, May 29 BLACKBURN: To 9pm: Lloyds Pharmacy, 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
CAST frontman John Power has a soft spot for his latest support band. He has described The Burn, from Blackburn, as "a cool bunch of a lads at the start of something new". Speaking to Pulse after last week's gig in Bristol, he said the first night of
AN impassioned plea for a better Rossendale was made by the borough's first citizen Coun Jimmy Grogan. He swapped one set of chains for another, having been Whitworth's mayor last year. After a meal at the Astoria he told guests: "We have, over the years
THE owner of a Blackburn takeaway restaurant has appeared in court on a conspiracy charge, following an explosion which caused more than £400,000 of damage on early hours of Wednesday morning. Zaheer Iqbal Ali, 23, of Lancaster Place, Blackburn, owner
A SAMBA band are hoping to drum up support for National Volunteers' Week, which starts on Friday. Blackburn with Darwen Volunteer Bureau will be manning the volunteer bus under Blackburn town centre clock outside BHS between 9am and 4pm on Friday while
A TEENAGE driver died after his car spun out of control on the notorious Grane Road, an inquest heard. The body of Rizwan Mitha, 19, was found half out of the passenger window of his overturned car which crashed through a stone wall. A post-mortem examination
BOSSES of a new school for Muslim girls have been told to provide more than 40 spaces for cycles -- even though none of the pupils will be allowed to ride bikes. Members of the planning and highways committee of Blackburn with Darwen Council have been
RACHEL Brown will win her 12th cap tomorrow when she goes between the sticks at the Reebok in the friendly international between England and Scotland. The Burnley girl won't start -- that honour belongs to England's first choice keeper Pauline Cope, who
CRAIG Sargeson is hoping Rossendale United can follow the example of Vauxhall Motors and secure two successive promotions. The 19-year-old hot-shot topped the NWCL Division One goalscoring charts with 39 goals which helped Dale clinch promotion as Champions
PAUL McKenna thinks a lot of Sam Allardyce -- but he is ready to hurt the Bolton boss's feelings in the First Division play-off final at the Millennium Stadium on Monday. Allardyce was on the coaching staff at Preston when he signed then 16-year-old McKenna
SUNDAY - Egg Show, Duke of York, Waterside, 2pm. Bringing History Alive, Helmshore Textile Museum. Re-opening Weekend, Only Foals and Horses Animal Sanctuary, Redshell Stables, Redshell Lane, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, 1pm-4pm. Garden Open Day
JASON QUEALLY MBE 31, Chorley-based Olympic cycling gold medallist MEMORY: I suppose my first memory was of a camping holiday when I was two or three years old. I remember this blue tent but I don't know where we were on holiday without checking with
A CONVOY of cabs caused traffic chaos in Burnley town centre when drivers took part in a go slow protest over the loss of a rank. Thirty three Hackney carriages under police escort travelled in a large figure of eight around the town to protest about
SKIPS should be kept well away from buildings, firefighters have warned after an incident at Read. Fire crews from Padiham were called to Premier Auto Bodies Ltd, Friendship Mill, Whalley Road after a fire in a skip placed within six inches of the garage
PUPILS at Stoneyholme County Primary School, Burnley, turned their eyes to heaven for a special visit this week. The 400 youngsters formed their bodies into the shape of the letters making up the school name for aerial photographs by Cabair Heliphotos
THIS week's winners in Burnley Hospice Care Lottery are: £1,000 Mrs M Evans, Burnley 5007; £250 Mr W Kelly, Nelson 5261; £100 Mr T Hargreaves, Burnley 327. £5 winners: Ms P Frankland, Nelson 1380; Mr K Goodwin, Burnley 3467; Mr M Elliot, Burnley 2014;
THIS week's winners in Burnley Hospice Care Lottery are: £1,000 Mrs M Evans, Burnley 5007; £250 Mr W Kelly, Nelson 5261; £100 Mr T Hargreaves, Burnley 327. £5 winners: Ms P Frankland, Nelson 1380; Mr K Goodwin, Burnley 3467; Mr M Elliot, Burnley 2014;
A CONVOY of cabs caused traffic chaos in Burnley town centre when drivers took part in a go slow protest over the loss of a rank. Thirty three Hackney carriages under police escort travelled in a large figure of eight around the town to protest about
New Inn, Clitheroe: CAROL HARRISON BAND, IAN ALVESTON and MOONCOYNE, 8.30 free. Privilege Nightclub, Darwen: COMMERCIAL AND CLASSIC DANCE ANTHEMS, 10.30pm to 3am, £4. Oxygen, Blackburn: '70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free. Cubes, Blackburn: DJ ROBIN WOLFENDEN
Atherton returns from England duty as Lancashire attempt to sort out the batting problems which have plagued them all season. But there is no place for either of the so-called one-day specialists, Austin and Lloyd, as Lancashire give a debut to Tim Roberts
TRANSCO Lancashire League strugglers Church are hoping to ignite their season this weekend and are fully focussed on making it through to the quarter-finals of the Inter League Trophy on Monday. The Blackburn Road club went into this weekend's league
ENFIELD pro Martin Van Jaarsveld aims to get one over on Rawtenstall's Matthew Mott in the Transco Lancashire League clash at Dill Hall Lane tomorrow. Van Jaarsveld took Mott's place as pro at Lowerhouse two years ago and the South African says there
AFTER two seasons stuck in the bottom three of the Jennings Ribblesdale League, Edenfield are on their way back and went into this weekend's double-header just two points off the top of the table. The Gincroft Lane club welcomed back former players Andy
EWOOD exile Alan Kelly believes Blackburn's fat cat image is wrecking his chances of finding himself a new club this summer. The Republic of Ireland international is desperate for a move to kick-start his flagging career after spending the last six months
DRIVERS from Rossendale going to Bury are being warned to avoid Whalley Road in Shuttleworth when work starts next month. Work will begin in early June affecting the road from Peel brow to the Pack Horse pub and it will take about 11 weeks to complete
AN appeal for the return of a stolen foal is being renewed by its heartbroken owner. The brother and friend of Ruth Barnes have put up a reward of £200 for the safe return of Echo, which was stolen from a field at the family's home in Hurst Green Farm
RESIDENTS on unadopted streets in the Valley are hoping they will be Streets Ahead now they have formally launched a group to get their roads to adoptable standard. And although the new group Streets Ahead is initially campaigning to upgrade streets in
TWO women attacked another after arranging to meet her in a Blackburn park to sort out an argument over a boyfriend, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Tanzilla Akram was punched and kicked in the face and head in a row over her alleged
COUNCIL bosses have thanked drivers for being patient during work aimed at transforming Blackburn town centre -- after revealing it had only caused minor traffic delays. But traders, pedestrians and bus passengers today gave the thumbs down to the pedestrianisation
The Burnley rider set the second fastest time of yesterday's first qualifying session, but dominated the opening skirmishes on the kind of tyres that will be used in the two races. And, despite his most successful day of the season so far, he declared
