Lancashire | Archive | 1999 | January
A CLAIM that proposed traffic calming measures in Hyndburn represent "a terrible mistake" will be discussed by councillors in a public question time session next week.. more...
POLICE have warned about the importance of wearing safety helmets after a cyclist escaped with his life following a high speed smash. more...
A CARPENTER born and raised in Hyndburn is hoping people in his former home town can help him complete a unique project. more...
Sunday, January 3, 1999 more...
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 more...
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THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY: Postcard From Heaven (Polydor) - Yet more pop pap which is instantly recognisable as the Lighthouse Family (pictured), sounding exactly like the rest of their soppy, soft, soul-tinged slush. Although this sounds like a slightly different version of their hit High, it falls short even of that pathetic milestone. If this is a taste of what heaven sounds like, I'd better start sinning so I don't have to go there. (2/10) PB more...
TONIGHT more...
MOST of us can remember the dreaded days when "Nitty Nora the bug explorer" visited school to search through rows of heads looking for head lice. But the times when school children had to line up to have their hair inspected for the bothersome bugs are over. East Lancashire Health Authority has phased out routine school checks by nurses claiming that head lice is a community problem and checks are best made within the family. So could more be done to prevent head lice in schools, and should the responsibility lie with parents, teachers or the health authority? Reporter AMANDA KILLELEA finds out. more...
Winter Walk, with Ron Freethy more...
Paul Barry reports more...
AMBULANCE staff believe special contingency plans helped them to cope with the surge in demand during the New Year celebrations. more...
A NEW link road looks set to be built between Higher Audley Street and Higher Eanam as part of plans to make Blackburn town centre more traffic free. more...
A PUBLIC health supremo today revealed that East Lancashire was on the brink of a flu epidemic. more...
A NEW business support organisation for East Lancashire firms has been awarded a prestigious quality standard just 20 months after it opened. more...
BLACKBURN: Parking restrictions may be placed in Albert Street because parked cars are blocking access to business premises. more...
PUB regulars held a fun night and raised cash for a charity which helps children with a rare disorder. more...
LONGRIDGE: Two members of the 1st Scout Group, Daniel Thompson and Philip Emmott are in Chile for the Scouts World Jamboree. more...
TIM Flowers is working his way back to full fitness with a well-meant warning ringing loud and clear in his ears - calm down! more...
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent believes the Turf Moor critics have a major part to play if Burnley are to make a dramatic push for a play-off place. more...
BLACKBURN Hawks are toasting the dawn of 1999 with a double. more...
RONNIE Baxter is usually handing his hotel room key back before the climax of the Embassy World Darts Championship - but this year he has no intention of rushing off early. more...
TIM Flowers is working his way back to full fitness with a well-meant warning ringing loud and clear in his ears - calm down! more...
CLARETS boss Stan Ternent believes the Turf Moor critics have a major part to play if Burnley are to make a dramatic push for a play-off place. more...
A MUM finally brought herself to ring for help 12 months after her five-year-old daughter had returned from a visit to her father complaining of a "sore bottom". more...
AMBULANCE chiefs have blasted drunks who have caused their New Year workload to spiral. more...
BOLTON Samaritans are employing new tactics in an effort to boost their dwindling number of volunteers. more...
A DETACHED house in Atherton was wrecked and its roof had to be stripped off following a massive blaze in the loft. more...
FURIOUS friends and family of a disabled Bolton man are blaming the council after burglars stole his most treasured possessions. more...
FED-UP residents are set to enjoy a boost to community facilities when empty council houses are given a face-lift. more...
WILD swans should face a safer New Year in Westhoughton as Norweb draws up plans to protect them from overhead power cables. more...
"I TRAIN five times a week, play football every Sunday and enter boxing matches on a regular basis." more...
HOW would the average Wanderers fan assess the season so far? more...
THE bookies are convinced that Sunderland can succeed this year where Wanderers failed so narrowly two years ago. more...
THE continental mid-winter break has sparked a sudden rush of interest in Wanderers' affairs. more...
HOW would the average Wanderers fan assess the season so far? more...
PROUD mum Amanda Lunt welcomed the New Year by giving birth to her fourth son - just seconds after the clocks struck midnight. more...
TWO missing East Lancashire men have turned up safe and well after searches involving the police helicopter and dog handlers. more...
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