Stories for 7 October 2004
Accrington News
THE father of a brain injury victim is helping to publicise a new support group after becoming frustrated with people's ignorance over his son's condition.
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THE father of a man beaten unconscious after a night out with friends in Accrington town centre today told how he wept when he saw his son's battered and swollen face.
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RESIDENTS claim a decision to lock a park gate at night because of juvenile nuisance has forced the problem on to the streets.
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A RECORD number of schools have been learning about road safety in a bid to cut the number of road accidents and fatalities.
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DENTAL patients in Accrington left without an NHS place are set to benefit from a new centre early next year.
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A HYNDBURN charity set up to help the public has become the first of its kind in the country to be given the Investors in People Award.
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PARISHIONERS of a Great Harwood church are to hold a celebration to mark the reopening of their church after a two-year renovation project.
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A LEADING eye surgeon will hold an open day at an Accrington opticians.
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PUPILS from an Accrington high school are to join in the Shakespeare Schools Festival with a performance of Romeo and Juliet.
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Blackburn News
PUPILS at doomed Queen's Park Technology College have launched a petition to save their school from closure and said: "Don't blame the teachers".
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FLU vaccination clinics at care homes in Blackburn with Darwen have been put on hold after health bosses were told it could be a month before they receive stocks.
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BLACKBURN stunner Nicola Mahoney could become the new face of hair care specialists Pantene - after entering a beauty competition by accident!
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THE mother of deaf toddler Ellie McAnish, the tot who captured the hearts of Telegraph readers when we reported her plight, today called on more people to learn sign language.
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MYSTERY plaques which commemorate the lives of two former Queen's Lancashire Regiment soldiers have been unearthed in a park in Australia.
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MORE than 100 children were witnesses to a mock car accident in the hope it would highlight road dangers and save lives.
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A HEADTEACHER today underlined his zero tolerance policy on drugs after excluding two pupils for taking what were believed to be illegal substances.
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DETECTIVES hunting violent robbers who struck six times in Blackburn have arrested four men.
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JACK Straw was yesterday denounced as "spineless" at the Tory Party Conference for abandoning the Zimbabwean people and attacked for shaking the hand of their leader Robert Mugabe.
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Bolton Business
WHITEFIELD-based mailing house Breeze is helping Manchester's museums, concert halls and art galleries to communicate with culture vultures all over the country.
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MARKS & Spencer has announced that it has acquired the per una brand from George Davies for £125 million. George Davies will remain as Chief Executive of per una for at least two years and will continue to be responsible for the business. more...
A TRAINING agency has announced ambitious plans to offer apprenticeships to 16 to 18-year-olds in caring for the elderly, as a new report highlights a nationwide care home staffing crisis.
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BOLTON suffered a major jobs blow with the news that a railway engineering firm has gone into receivership.
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ASSISTANT Information Commissioner Phil Jones, has repeated the warning to businesses not to be misled by bogus agencies which continue to send notices demanding money to register under the Data Protection Act 1998.
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DIXONS, Currys, PC World and The Link, which all have outlets in Bolton, are looking for 4,200 recruits to work in stores throughout the forthcoming Christmas season.
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MICHAEL Whetton, who until February of this year was the Managing Director of Manchester United Football Club's catering operation and was recently elected a Councillor at Trafford Borough Council where he is chairman of the Licensing Committee, has taken charge of Pen-y-Dyffryn, a12 bedroom country house hotel close to Oswestry.
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THE Hurstwood Group, based at Rossendale, is planning a £7 million industrial development in Leyland.
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Bolton Bygone
From the Evening News, October 6, 1904: THE neighbourhood of Bradshaw was in the early hours of this morning thown into a state of great excitement by the discovery that the works of Mr Joseph Lee, Bradshaw Brow, mineral water box and ladder maker, were on fire.
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From the Evening News, October 5, 1904: THE children attending the Chorley New Road Council School, Horwich, together with a fair number of parents and friends, assembled at the Mechanics' Institute in full force on Tuesday evening for the annual distribution of prizes.
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CIVIC life in Bolton used to involve various annual inspections.
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A RECENT item about Morecambe memories prompted Michael McEwing to turn up at our front counter with this photograph.
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1452: Richard III, the last Plantaganet king, was born at Fotheringay, Northants.
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1796: Spain declared war on Britain by signing the Treaty of SanIldefonso, aligning with Revolutionary France.
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1226: St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died.
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Bolton Leisure
BOYBAND McFly are set to appear in the BBC's Casualty.
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BOLTON band Barfly will perform their debut album for fans in Manchester later this month.
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MILL View Residential and Nursing Home, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Monday with a day of activities, including a blessing by Canon Michael Williams at 11am. All are welcome.
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PHOTOGRAPHER Colin Smith will present a slide show on the wildlife found on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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A TABLE-top sale is being held by Horwich Carnival Committee on Saturday, October 16.
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MAYOR of Horwich, Cllr Kevan Helsby, will open a Heritage Gift Fair on Saturday, October 23.
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ADLINGTON Town Council is holding its monthly meeting on Monday, October 18.
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THE monthly board meeting of the Christie Hospital NHS Trust will take place on Friday.
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AN awards afternoon to recognise people who care for and support those with mental health problems will be hosted in Bolton on Friday.
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Bolton News
THREE schoolboys missing after they became separated from a group on the Lancashire moors have been found safe.
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BOLTON suffered a major jobs blow with the news that a railway engineering firm has gone into receivership.
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REBUILDING work following a blaze which swept through Atherton Parish Church has been finally completed 10 years on.
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BOXING hero Amir Khan may not have won the ultimate prize at the Athens Olympics but he is a gold medal student as far as his college is concerned.
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Market forces get ready festivities
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VERONICA Kilasi is on a mercy mission to start a new sports centre for African children plagued by leprosy.
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A WIDOWED mother who earned £400 a week by running a brothel was given 80 hours' community punishment by a judge.
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TWO military enthusiasts who restored a rare Second World War ambulance have appealed for new owners to come forward and save the vehicle from the scrapyard.
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lCOUNCIL tenants in Bolton have received an £80 million boost.
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ORGANISERS fear a popular carnival may not be able to continue after making a loss of £1,200.
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MEMBERS of a Blackrod football club are celebrating after plans for their first clubhouse have been approved - nine years after they first came up with the idea.
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AN awards afternoon to recognise people who care for and support those with mental health problems will be hosted in Bolton on Friday.
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TRANSPORT bosses in Manchester lobbied politicians at the Conservative Party Conference this week in a bid to gain support for the proposed expansion of the Metrolink system.
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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been given an 18-hour attendance centre order for possessing a firearm in a public place.
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WHEN it comes to keeping his short back and sides in trim, one pensioner knows how to keep it in the family.
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FAMILIES will be able to learn how their grandparents and great grandparents kept clean and did the house work during Family Learning Week in Bolton.
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THE father of Super League star Danny Tickle has died in an accident abroad.
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A SUPPORT group for single dads has been inundated with requests for help from people following the controversial activities of a national fathers' rights group.
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A TRIATHLON for disabled young people has been cancelled due to the low number of entries.
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A HOE down is being held to help raise money for a respite centre to be built in the Bolton area for terminally ill and disabled children.
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TWENTY-five thousand swimmers front-crawled, backstroked and paddled their way through three million lengths to raise money for charity earlier this year - and Bolton swimmers were among them.
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A FESTIVAL of Light has been organised for Blackrod children as an alternative to Halloween.
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A FAMILY fears their pet puppy may be suffering after going missing from their Farnworth home.
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WORLD Cup hero Geoff Hurst has taken part in a coaching and question and answer session with students.
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BOYBAND McFly are set to appear in the BBC's Casualty.
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HEALTH and education experts in Leigh and Wigan are launching a new guide aiming to make schools healthier, happier places.
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MILL View Residential and Nursing Home, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Monday with a day of activities, including a blessing by Canon Michael Williams at 11am. All are welcome.
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A PROJECT in the Leigh area which helps victims of crime has received almost a third of a million pounds funding boost.
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A JAZZ concert is set to take place at a Blackrod church on Friday, November 19.
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A SPECIAL day for Commemoration of All Souls has been set aside at St Katherine's Church, Blackrod.
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THE monthly board meeting of the Christie Hospital NHS Trust will take place on Friday.
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BOLTON Quilters are holding a special exhibition of quilts and quilting at Smithills Hall from 11am to 4pm from October 14 to 17, and the £3 admission includes access to the hall. more...
THREE works by renowned Salford artist LS Lowry have been saved for museum visitors in North-east England by a lottery grant.
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THE Bolton Evening News on Thursday launched a campaign to make Bolton a healthier town by demanding smokers Stub It Out in public buildings.
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Bolton Sport
DUNSCAR FC U12s, who play league games on Saturday mornings, are looking for players for a variety of positions. Contact Darren Leonard 01204 528401.
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WESTHOUGHTON Warriors U12s, who play in the Bolton Boys Federation, are looking for players.
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Leigh RMI 1 Carlisle United 6 by David Magilton: "NO more Mr Nice Guy", fumed Phil Starbuck after watching his side humiliated by high-flying Carlisle.
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Shildon 0 Radcliffe Borough 2: RADCLIFFE Borough won through to the FA Cup third qualifying round with a deserved 2-0 victory in Wednesday night's replay at Shildon.
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SUNDAY'S Grand Final will be a wall of sound and sea of red and white as thousands of Leigh supporters hope to be cheering a Centurions' victory.
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SCHOOLBOYS have swapped the rough and tumble of rugby league for the dainty moves of dancing.
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BOXING hero Amir Khan may not have won the ultimate prize at the Athens Olympics but he is a gold medal student as far as his college is concerned.
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The daughter of a 70s football star has spoken of the family rift after she sold his FA Cup winner's medal.
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Bolton Wanderers
TICKETS for Wanderers' home game against Newcastle United on Sunday, October 31, are now on sale.
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WANDERERS assistant manager, Phil Brown, and matchday announcer, Colin McGreavy, will be the guest auctioneers when the supporters' group, BWSA, hold a memorabilia auction at their annual meeting in the Reebok's Platignum Suite on Thursday, October 28.
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Burnley News
A SEX 'madame' has become the first in the country to be forced to hand over the cash she made from running an open-all-hours brothel.
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A BURNLEY community is in uproar after an 86-year-old woman was conned into letting two thieves into her home.
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BULLDOZERS will move on to Burnley's St Peter's Car Park next month to start work on a new £7 million health and leisure centre.
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BURNLEY Council has slapped compulsory purchase orders on 88 houses in the town as part of a major programme of regeneration in the borough.
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PADIHAM Town Council wants to secure its future in the Town Hall by leasing office space and the council chamber from Burnley Council.
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STAFF at Tesco in Burnley have been supporting Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle by hosting a tombola in the foyer of the Centenary Way store.
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Bury Education
PUPILS at Radcliffe Primary took part in a special opera when the tuba landed at their school on Thursday.
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Bury News
BURY'S refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling plans have been given the thumbs-up by inspectors.
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NEIGHBOURS have gone on the warpath again to oppose plans to build 170 houses at Spen Moor -- scene of a past battle with developers.
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A POSSE of "Good Guys" in Radcliffe are joining the fight to fizzle out firework terror.
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SKATING sisters Lynsey and Aimi Lightowler have rolled back to Radcliffe after success in a European competition.
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IF you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!
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PUPILS at Radcliffe Primary are taking part in a special opera when the tuba landed at their school on Thursday.
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Bury Sport
Shildon 0 Radcliffe Borough 2: RADCLIFFE Borough won through to the FA Cup third qualifying round with a deserved 2-0 victory in Wednesday night's replay at Shildon.
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Clarets Sport
STEVE Cotterill has awarded his Burnley side top marks following their impressive start to the season.
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ACCRINGTON Clarets are now taking bookings for Burnley's away game with Leeds United on Wednesday, November 3.
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Colne News
RESIDENTS are celebrating after plans to build homes on a community garden in Colne were withdrawn.
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Darwen News
A VILLAGE community centre which was faced with closure last year when it fell into disrepair could be back in use within months.
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THREE people are being quizzed after two girls, aged eight and six, were abducted from outside their foster carer's home in Darwen.
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A VISIT by some of the original Calendar Girls to Hoddlesden has raised hundreds of pounds for two local groups.
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Lancashire Business
HUNDREDS of thousands of schoolchildren in Mexico are set to get a boost in the classroom - thanks to the invention of a Blackburn company.
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CELEBRITY wife Christine Hamilton is to visit East Lancashire to speak at a dinner for female entrepreneurs.
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CELEBRATIONS at Rolls Royce in Barnoldswick took to the skies to mark a groundbreaking new building.
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Lancashire News
SO here I am in the hold of a C-130 Hercules, flying from Baghdad to Kuwait. These planes are the workhorses of the RAF, for shifting troops and military vehicles.
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10 years ago
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ADVANCED transport networks and improved spending power has opened up the world.
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IT was during a summer holiday in the Isle of Man in 1940 that Sam Elvin first met Hilda Wearing from Blackburn.
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HUNDREDS of thousands of schoolchildren in Mexico are set to get a boost in the classroom - thanks to the invention of a Blackburn company.
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A PAINSTAKING search of moors and reservoirs above Nelson was called off at noon today after three young missing boys were found safe and well.
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THE other day a leaflet came through my door telling me that my area has been declared a 'clean start area'.
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KOFI Annan has recently confirmed what most people already knew, that the military invasion of Iraq by the imperialist powers was illegal in international law.
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WHY waste time impeaching anyone who has discredited the office of Prime Minister? A man who led us into war on a false premise that Iraq held WMDs and could launch them in 45 minutes.
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OH dear me, what a calamity. Poor Jack Straw, will he ever be able to live this one down?
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ON September 25 there was a letter from Coun D Boden, the leader of our "democratically" elected Regional Assembly attempting to justify the means by which both he and other NWRA members were elected to office (unpaid?).
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HAVING served in 1st Battalion Queen's Lancashire Regiment, I feel that the loss of said regiment would put a lot of ex-QLR noses out of joint.
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The Prime Minister has praised them, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph has honoured them and now the British brilliance of Promethean's pioneering whiteboards looks set to conquer the world.
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Lancashire Sport
FOR the first time, a Blackburn-based rider has finished in the highly coveted top dozen of the long-established British Best All Rounder Time Trial Competition.
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STEVE Cotterill has awarded his Burnley side top marks following their impressive start to the season.
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BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel has admitted he's considering quitting international football.
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PHIL Power made a dream start to his Bacup Borough career when he scored both goals in Wednesday night's victory over Salford.
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IT IS an exciting time for Laura Finucane, who opened a new chapter in her life when she took up a place at Loughborough College last week.
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Leigh Education
A SCHOOL on the up is hoping to raise its profile by bidding to become an arts college and centre of visual learning.
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HIGH School drama students have produced a winning performance that has taken the country by storm.
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ST GABRIEL'S RC Primary School is celebrating a successful environment week in which the pupils have not only tidied up after litterbugs but they also planted hundreds of bulbs ready to brighten up the forthcoming spring.
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Leigh Leisure
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham's advice surgeries on Saturday October 9 are at: Church Lane Community Centre, Lowton (9.30-10.30), Atherton Town Hall (10.45 - 11.45) and Leigh Advice Centre (noon-1pm) more...
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A CAR boot sale in aid of St Peter's Church Lighting Fund is being held between 9am and 12.30pm on Saturday, October 16 in the church car park off High Street, Newton-le-Willows.
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GOLBORNE Ex-Miners are meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, October 13 at Golborne Village Club (the former Labour Club) in Beech Road.
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REBUILDING work following a disastrous blaze which swept through Atherton Parish Church has been finally completed 10 years on.
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A GROUP of Brownies who gave up part of their school holidays to help make Leigh 'cleaner and greener' will have their efforts officially recognised at a town hall ceremony on Thursday.
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A HUNDRED years ago people in Journal-land weren't joking when they said they were off to see the Wild West show.
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Leigh News
I ASKED for readers' views on council plans announced last week to close Atherton and Tyldesley baths - and boy did I get them.
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A LOWTON family who planned a good night out at a Culcheth restaurant had their evening ruined - by car clampers.
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I SENT for some seeds to start growing over winter. On preparing my propagator, compost etc I opened the four large banana seeds and hadn't a clue which way up to plant them.
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SCOOTER fans of 60s classic Vespas and Lambrettas have formed their own clique.
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I'VE always tried to keep the green-eyed monster in check.
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AN ARMED gang who abducted a bank manager and his family and held them hostage for 14 hours is still at large.
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A LEADING charity is asking disabled people to survey local venues as part of a new Free2Pee campaign.
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LEIGH Centurions will have support from the other side of the world when they step out in Sunday's National League One Grand Final against Whitehaven.
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HIGH School drama students have produced a winning performance that has taken the country by storm.
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A CLOSE-KNIT village community was stunned to learn of the death of the father of Super League star Danny Tickle in a tragic accident abroad.
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A GREEN throng gathered to celebrate the coming of age of the leading environmental regeneration charity Groundwork Wigan and Chorley.
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THE head of the multi-million pound Patak food empire is due back in court after two of his sisters alleged that he failed to pay them an agreed £8 million.
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RICHARD Ridyard first looked down a pit shaft when Bamfurlong Collieries were being sunk in the 19th century.
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AN ORGANISATION which has the job of helping to improve life in the Atherton area wants to know what residents think about local life....whether it's good, bad or indifferent!
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ST GABRIEL'S RC Primary School is celebrating a successful environment week in which the pupils have not only tidied up after litterbugs but they also planted hundreds of bulbs ready to brighten up the forthcoming spring.
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LOCAL MP's Andy Burnham and Ian McCartney are set to welcome rail industry big hitters during November to press the case for a new railway station at Golborne.
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THE Rev Julian Hartley is in his glory when setting off fireworks.
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CAT lovers are concerned about the number of pets which which have been abandoned over the past few days in the Leigh area.
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TWO directors of a transport and haulage business that failed with debts of over £196,000 have been disqualified from acting as company directors for five years.
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A GROUP of Brownies who gave up part of their school holidays to help make Leigh 'cleaner and greener' will have their efforts officially recognised at a town hall ceremony on Thursday.
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A 36-YEAR-OLD Leigh man denied six burglary offences when he appeared on Monday at Liverpool Crown Court.
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SHOEBOXES full of love will wing their way to the world's poor children following a church blessing.
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WORLD Cup hero Geoff Hurst was in town on Tuesday running a Macdonald's coaching and question and answer session.
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YOUTH workers in Leigh and Wigan have been kitted out with a range of new accessories.
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TWO free new courses which could prove invaluable to adults, parents and children are being offered at Mee Brow Community Centre in Culcheth.
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WIGAN and Leigh Soroptimists have organised a jazz night tribute to great singers to boost their SOS appeal.
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CROWN green stalwart Bob Hughes has really bowled them over down Lowton way.
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LOWTON St Mary's Toddler Group has received a boost from Wigan's Community Chest and Awards for All.
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KRISTOPHER Hampson, aged 21, of Tyldesley Road, Atherton pleaded not guilty to breaking into a house in Sale Lane, Tyldesley, with intent to steal when he appeared on Monday at Liverpool Crown Court.
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A PROJECT in the Leigh area which helps victims of crime has received a third of a million pounds funding boost.
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A CAR boot sale in aid of St Peter's Church Lighting Fund is being held between 9am and 12.30pm on Saturday, October 16 in the church car park off High Street, Newton-le-Willows.
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GOLBORNE Ex-Miners are meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, October 13 at Golborne Village Club (the former Labour Club) in Beech Road.
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LEIGH MP Andy Burnham's advice surgeries on Saturday October 9 are at: Church Lane Community Centre, Lowton (9.30-10.30), Atherton Town Hall (10.45 - 11.45) and Leigh Advice Centre (noon-1pm) more...
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A RECENT street collection for the Leigh branch of the RNLI raised a record £1,084.25 for the lifeboats. more...
WE are very concerned about the effects of the proposals to close Atherton and Tyldesley swimming baths.
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A HUNDRED years ago people in Journal-land weren't joking when they said they were off to see the Wild West show.
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AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD girl saved her baby sister after she accidentally choked on her dummy.
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LOWTON bike dealer Tony Kilbryde has created a machine which captures the raw magic of the 1960s rockers favourite cafe racers.
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A SCHOOL on the up is hoping to raise its profile by bidding to become an arts college and centre of visual learning.
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WIGAN Councillors hold the following advice surgeries:
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A VICTORIAN foundry which was a hive of industry when Britannia ruled the waves is helping people find jobs.
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REBUILDING work following a disastrous blaze which swept through Atherton Parish Church has been finally completed 10 years on.
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DEVELOPERS want to build 154 homes on the former colliery workshops site at Gin Pit Village.
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SCHOOLBOYS have swapped the rough and tumble of rugby league for the dainty moves of dancing.
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LEIGH MP Andy Burnham has told Post Office managers that many elderly and disabled people, and people without access to a car, will be left stranded and unable to reach a Post Office if proposed closure plans go ahead.
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Leigh Sport
Leigh RMI 1, Carlisle United 6: BARRY Miller became the first defensive casualty of a leak-ridden last fortnight for Leigh, but Phil Starbuck's problems were worsened by a rampant Carlisle on Tuesday.
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Gravesend 4 Leigh RMI 1: OCTOBER started in the same manner as September ended for RMI, with four in the 'goals against' column.
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HINDSFORD Juniors U8 got their first point of the season with a well earned draw against Elton & Walshaw.
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HINDSFORD FC lost 2-0 in the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield at home to Blackrod Town on Saturday.
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AFC Tyldesley are still the runaway leaders of the Leigh Soccer League.
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BOOTHSTOWN U13s travelled to Howe Bridge to take on local rivals Leigh RMI in the Manchester County Cup and came away with a 2-1 win.
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LEIGH RMI U10's let slip a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with league leaders Aspull Juniors.
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LEIGH Centurions will have support from the other side of the world when they step out in Sunday's National League One Grand Final against Whitehaven.
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A CLOSE-KNIT village community was stunned to learn of the death of the father of Super League star Danny Tickle in a tragic accident abroad.
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SUNDAY'S Grand Final will be a wall of sound and sea of red and white as thousands of Leigh supporters hope to be cheering a Centurions' victory.
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DESPITE missing six of last year's regular first team forwards plus several of last years second team players, Golborne Parkside were able to field two full teams of 17 players, and able to rest injured players, and still had players in reserve to fulfill last weekend's fixtures.
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LOWTON bike dealer Tony Kilbryde has created a machine which captures the raw magic of the 1960s rockers favourite cafe racers.
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LEIGH CC wicketkeeper Gareth Cross is thrilled to have been handed a one-year contract by Lancashire for the 2005 season.
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Leigh East 34 Siddal 8: LEIGH East were back to their best on Saturday as they saw off the challenge of reigning champions Siddal to stay unbeaten at home.
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LEIGH Harriers' double road relay gold medallists kept up their winning ways in the Northern championships.
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LEIGH Athletic beat Dukinfield 5-3 to gain three valuable league points.
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Thornhill Trojans 32, Leigh Miners Rangers 6: GREAT Britain loose forward Alex Bretherton showed he has fully recovered from the broken leg he suffered in Australia in the summer with a two try salvo that toppled Leigh Miners from the top of the National Conference table.
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AFTER Atherton Colls' deserved draw against high flyers Colne FC, they crashed 5-2 at Trafford on Saturday.
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LANCASTRIAN R.K. Fitness first squash team, at home to The Village, Prestwich, comfortably beat their opponents by 5-0.
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NEWLY-PROMOTED Daten Ladies hockey team beat relegated Poynton 2-1.
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LEIGH Centurions have just one more hurdle to clear to claim a place in Super League next season.
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FIFTEEN-years-old Warren Mee turned in the best performance of his career to date, by winning the prestigious Chairman's Cup Individual meeting at Bury on Saturday.
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ASTLEY & Tyldesley Road Runners sent a team of four runners to Southport to compete in the Larry 5 Miler.
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LEIGH East U13s made too many mistakes and missed too many chances in their 6-4 defeat by Burtonwood Bulldogs.
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Nelson News
AN extremist political party was today accused of hijacking the case of an East Lancashire soldier charged with murder in Iraq.
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BUILDING homes on a former sports ground in Reedley would boost sports groups in the area, a public inquiry was told.
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A PAINSTAKING search of moors and reservoirs above Nelson was called off at noon today after three young missing boys were found safe and well.
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THE National Front was today accused of hijacking the case of an East Lancashire soldier charged with murder in Iraq.
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Prestwich,Bury News
AN ARMED gang who abducted a bank manager and his family and held them hostage for 14 hours is still at large.
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Rawtenstall News
A DRUNKEN woman was found on the floor half-naked after an alleged sex attack at an early hours party in Rossendale, a jury was told.
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TRAVELLING thieves are set to be stopped in their tracks by a series of crime-busting measures by police in Rossendale.
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TWO men have been released on police bail after a Rawtenstall man died following an alleged brawl in Tenerife.
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A SOLDIER will face a court martial over the fake Daily Mirror photographs which appeared to show British troops abusing an Iraqi, the Ministry of Defence said today.
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A BEMUSED church minister pulled the plug on a kite-flying contest - arranged to symbolise freedom in Afghanistan - after Rossendale Council imposed a ban.
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A PILOT fun day - the 'Family Matters Roadshow' - is being staged in Rossendale next week.
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Rovers Sport
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel has admitted he's considering quitting international football.
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