Stories for 11 May 2006
Accrington
A JOINER was left with severe head injuries after plunging 20 feet from an East Lancashire building site. more...
AN ELDERLY man died within two hours of being sent home from hospital with instructions to carry on taking his tablets. more...
THOUSANDS of holiday- makers are getting the fright of their lives at Disneyland this year thanks in part to an East Lancashire engravers. more...
THE businessmen behind a new £500,000 nightclub in Accrington have pledged that the venue will open in the next few weeks after the project was dogged by delays. more...
A SPURNED dad tried to by-pass a restraining order against his ex-partner by sending her threats in letters to his infant son. more...
A DELEGATION of Russian diplomats has visited East Lancashire in a bid to learn about successful youth projects in the area. more...
Athletics
Danny Hope won the 25th Great Hameldon Hill Race on Sunday, but couldn't quite erase his brother Rob's course record set two years ago. more...
Alison Leonard became the fastest 16-year-old 800 metres runner in the country when she clocked 2:09:55 at the British Milers Club meeting at Stretford. more...
Alison Leonard became the fastest 16-year-old 800 metres runner in the country when she clocked 2:09:55 at the British Milers Club meeting at Stretford. more...
John and Bernadette Schofield will be officiating at the Safaricom Marathon and Half Marathon in Kenya next month after Bruce Tulloh contacted the couple about the possibility of using one of John's programs to produce the computerised race results. more...
Bamber Bridge News
Regeneration projects in South Ribble worth £500,000 are being hindered' due to the failure to recruit someone to a key job. more...
The campaign against the closure of respite home, Maplewood House, in Ash Grove, Bamber Bridge, collected more the 1,300 signatures before Monday's play off clash between Preston North End and Leeds United . more...
Barnoldswick
AN over-the-limit teenage driver who borrrowed his friend's car and crashed it had only passed his test two days before, a court heard. more...
Barrowford
THERE is a long way to go before women are treated as equals in East Lancashire businesses, it has been claimed. more...
A BARROWFORD company's bid to be Wayne Rooney and England's World Cup saviour has been blown out of the water. more...
Behind The Town Hall Scene
ALL change? An uncertain year ahead? Backstairs deals and horse-trading? Some people are asking themselves just what we can expect in the council chambers. more...
TWO decades of power slipped from Labour's grasp as their slender lead was wiped out in the local elections. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
TWO decades of power slipped from Labour's grasp as their slender lead was wiped out in the local elections. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
Blackburn
A VOLUNTARY carer stole life-savings from a blind woman she looked upon as a mother replacing the stolen cash with pieces of paper. more...
A PEACOCK which surprised residents at a Blackburn care home when it became their new pet' is now entertaining children at a nursery around the corner. more...
TWO new family restaurants and a bulky goods store are to open next to Blackburn's ice arena, creating about 150 jobs. more...
A COUNCILLOR today called for extra security at Queen's Park, Blackburn, after arsonists destroyed two pavilions. more...
FIREFIGHTERS battled for almost an hour to control flames and thick black smoke after arsonists set alight two scrapped cars and a pile of tyres. more...
Blackpool News
POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 50-year-old woman who has connections in Blackpool. more...
POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 50-year-old woman who has connections in Blackpool. more...
Blackpool's charity Wonder Woman, Sue Hayward, has jetted off again for the latest phase of her mission to build a Happy House' for Kenyan orphans. more...
A nurse is leading a new campaign to get more Blackpool women to have potentially life-saving smear tests. more...
Blackpool's Solaris Centre has scooped a top green' title at an awards ceremony in Manchester. more...
A tea-time chat at a Blackpool physiotherapy ward has led five Blackpool Victoria Hospital medics to take on the challenge of their lives this summer. more...
A top boss from the world's biggest casino operator has held talks with Blackpool regeneration chiefs. more...
One of Blackpool Grand Theatre's most ardent supporters - F. Parkinson Building Contractors - were last month named runner-up in the prestigious Hollis Sponsorship Award after being given the accolade of Best Low Budget Sponsor in the UK. more...
A Blackpool casino has been given a bright new look after taking a punt on a major refurbishment. more...
The UK's top crime fighting partnerships met in Blackpool this week for the annual Problem Orientated Partnership (POP) conference. more...
It may have some of the cheapest pasties in town. But one of Blackpool's town centre Gregg's bakeries is about to burn a hole in somebody's pocket as the current landlord gets ready to put the Church Street building under the hammer at auction for a staggering £1.3m. more...
Blackpool Rufc
A Blackpool side made hard work of this victory against a touring side from near Penarth in Wales. more...
Bolton News
SINGER David Kidd is to follow in the footsteps of Welsh superstars Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and opera singers Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins. more...
EXTRA officers are being drafted into Bolton's rural areas in a crackdown on thieves targeting the area. more...
A COUNTERFEIT CD ring discovered in Bolton is estimated to have cost the music industry almost £900,000. more...
RACE-HATE thugs petrol-bombed a newsagent's van and smashed his shop windows with lumps of concrete. more...
ARSONISTS set fire to the roof of a Bolton primary school. more...
A POLICE watchdog has launched an investigation after a man shot himself during an armed siege in Skelmersdale. more...
A DAREDEVIL accountant with a "need for speed" is in pole position to take the world of women's Formula One racing by storm. more...
THE NEW Communities Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has been branded a hypocrite, following her statement that she will "root out nimbyism". more...
Nearly a third of GPs think the parents of teenage children should not be kept in the dark over health matters such as pregnancy, drugs and sexual issues, a survey revealed today. more...
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman's arm became impaled on a spike inside a charity shop in a freak accident. more...
AN APPEAL for witnesses has been made after a 27-year-old man was stabbed in the street in Little Lever. more...
A GUNMAN man who shot himself in the head during a 20-hour siege in Lancashire has died in hospital. more...
VANDALS have badly damaged a memorial which was given a £50,000 facelift. more...
BOLTON North-east MP David Crausby is calling on the Government to financially support a free phoneline for runaway children. more...
A CHEMICAL blending company has been fined £10,000 for polluting a tributary of the River Irwell and killing thousands of fish. more...
THE cars of rogue drivers have been seized on the streets of Bolton in a hi-tech police operation. more...
A LEADING expert on early human development will give a talk at Bolton Museum's Lecture Theatre. more...
FORMER Bolton Wanderers, Burnley and Blackpool football star Paul Fletcher will be guest speaker at Brindle Community Hall, near Chorley, which is holding a sportsmen's dinner to raise money to fund a new building. more...
criminals are targeting gardens across Bolton, stealing expensive tools and electrical equipment. more...
A NIGHTCLUB in Bolton is planning a £500,000 expansion to cater for customers aged over 25. more...
SPORTING youngsters are being challenged to take on police officers in a
five-a-side football tournament. more...
PLAYERS from the Bolton Asians missed out on a chance to play in Germany this summer but did get to meet a former England star. more...
PARKING attendants left a hospice volunteer furious when they put a ticket on her van as she unloaded donated goods for a charity shop. more...
CRIMINALS from Greater Manchester have been warned against travelling to Lancashire to commit crime with the message "Stay out of our county". more...
MOTORISTS from Edgworth to Adlington will not have to run the gauntlet of any new speed cameras this year, it has been revealed. more...
THE story of the Bolton Evening News Back the Baby Unit campaign has gone on display at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
A SOLICITOR from Bolton who ruled over hundreds of employment disputes has died, aged 79. more...
TWO Bolton chemists have come third in a list of Britain's top ten richest Muslims. more...
MORE than 100 Lancashire football hooligans have been banned from travelling to the World Cup more than in most other parts of the country. more...
A carer from Blackburn who stole a blind woman's savings by replacing £10 and £5 notes with bits of paper has been jailed. more...
A TEACHER who was disciplined after he hacked into his school's computer system has taken his case to London's Appeal Court. more...
BOLTON'S only registered orthodontist says he has been forced out of the NHS after almost 20 years, despite a shortage of dental specialists. more...
A multi-agency crimebusting team is being introduced in a district of Bury. more...
SUPERMARKET bosses have reported an increase in business at their cafe since a smoking ban was introduced. more...
COMEDIAN Peter Kay has lost the race to bring out an autobiography before any unofficial stories of his life are published. more...
A schoolgirl was fined £75 for leaving an ice-lolly stick on a wall, it has emerged. more...
A GROUP of businesses from across Bolton plan to take court action over a CCTV scheme which is costing them thousands of pounds. more...
A LEIGH school has won recognition from a top environmental charity. more...
TWO gay authors will be in Bolton on Monday as part of Greater Manchester's The Big Gay Read Literature Festival. more...
EMPLOYERS in Bolton are among the worst in the country for taking on older people, according to a new survey. more...
PENSIONERS in Bury now have a special directory just for them. more...
A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Whitefield who went missing from his home more than a week ago has been found. more...
ALL through a happy married life together, Ali Suraj's father Arshad loved his mother so much he would regularly tell her: "One day I will build you the Taj Mahal." more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
TRADE union representatives from Fairfield Hospital in Bury are travelling to London tomorrow to lobby MPs after it was announced that hundreds of doctors and nurses' jobs in the area could be axed. more...
HEALTH bosses have vowed to do all they can to stamp out sexually transmitted diseases after a new report revealed that young people in Bolton are not protecting themselves. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
Boxing Updates
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Scott Quigg made a mockery of his inexperience in the sport when he won a prestigious British ABA junior title at the weekend. more...
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Scott Quigg made a mockery of his inexperience in the sport when he won a prestigious British ABA junior title at the weekend. more...
Burnley
A soccer playing football thug who breached a banning order has been handed a second by magistrates and branded the decision "pathetic." more...
THE NEW leader of Burnley Council was expected to be announced today with the shortest odds on former mayor Gordon Birtwistle. more...
THESE new artist's impressions show how the new schools planned as part of the £250million revamp of secondary education in Burnley and Pendle could look. more...
A TEENAGER who flouted an anti-social behaviour order by breaking a car wing mirror was spared jail but was warned it would be prison next time. more...
Bury News
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
BURY MP Ivan Lewis has been made a health minister in Tony Blair's radical government reshuffle. more...
A RAMSBOTTOM councillor has complained about the lack of running water in one of the town's attractions. more...
CUSTOMERS at a Bury fast food takeaway are getting much more than they bargain for when they order a chicken tikka masala or garlic bread. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
YOU are wanted! That's the clarion call to the over 55s from Bury Elders Forum which is relaunching itself next week. more...
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at the launch of a crimebusting initiative to crack down on thefts from charity shops! more...
BURY'S next mayor will have plenty of experience in keeping the opposing sides apart! more...
A COUPLE are offering a £500 reward for the return of a quad bike stolen from their home earlier this week. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
Business News
TWO new family restaurants and a bulky goods store are to open next to Blackburn's ice arena, creating about 150 jobs. more...
DARWEN aerospace company Brookhouse Composites will forge links with the US after gaining approval to repair American-registered aircraft. more...
THERE is a long way to go before women are treated as equals in East Lancashire businesses, it has been claimed. more...
A BARROWFORD company's bid to be Wayne Rooney and England's World Cup saviour has been blown out of the water. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH Centurions coach Tony Benson feels that his form back rower Tere Glassie has been harshly treated by the RFL's disciplinary body. more...
TO say that the Vikings are getting sick of the sight of the Centurions would be a serious understatement. more...
LEIGH Centurions coach Tony Benson feels that his form back rower Tere Glassie has been harshly treated by the RFL's disciplinary body. more...
Clarets News
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty's dream season has ended with a call-up to the full Northern Ireland squad. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
SUPERGRAN Ada Gibson rolled back the years this week as she completed her training for a swim-a-mile charity challenge. more...
SUPERGRAN Ada Gibson rolled back the years this week as she completed her training for a swim-a-mile charity challenge. more...
Clitheroe
A public meeting on a controversial hospitals shake-up will be held at Clitheroe Council Chambers, Church Brow tonight. more...
A TOP British wordsmith takes to the stage as part of a Clitheroe poetry festival next week. more...
Clubbing
THE businessmen behind a new £500,000 nightclub in Accrington have pledged that the venue will open in the next few weeks after the project was dogged by delays. more...
The rumours are true. Sankeys Soap, Manchester's clubbing institution, is closing its doors on June 10. But that means there's still several weekends left to party there. more...
Comedy
Matt Lucas and David Walliams pulled out all the stops at the Blackpool leg of their Little Britain Live tour. more...
Darwen
STUDENTS at Darwen Moorland High School have produced food fit for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver during a cookery competition. more...
A PETITION aimed at bringing more jobs to Darwen has been handed to Blackburn with Darwen Council by resident and campaigner Ronnie Tate. more...
A FAMILY of Darwen academics could be helping students across the country pass their degrees after writing two text books on marketing and business. more...
DARWEN aerospace company Brookhouse Composites will forge links with the US after gaining approval to repair American-registered aircraft. more...
A NEW exhibition at Darwen Library by artist Bob Waters starts on May 27. more...
Editor'S Comment
WHEN news first broke of the regimental reform that would join the North West's three regiments into a single unit, there were fears it would spell the end of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment forever. more...
Education
STUDENTS at Darwen Moorland High School have produced food fit for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver during a cookery competition. more...
THESE new artist's impressions show how the new schools planned as part of the £250million revamp of secondary education in Burnley and Pendle could look. more...
Features
From the super-trendy girl next door who always looks her best to the wallflower in the street who doesn't seem to spend too much time dwelling on her reflection. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
Get all shook up in Preston on May as Billy J McGregor pays tribute to the King himself - Elvis Presley. more...
Gig Guide
FORMER Smiths singer Morrissey is currently two-thirds of his way through a massive 30-date UK tour - and he'll be in Blackburn tonight. more...
Golf Updates
BOLTON Golf Association fended off a terrific fightback from a powerful Sheffield Golf Union to notch a 9-8 victory at Turton. more...
Breightmet GC are holding an inaugral Mens' Seniors Open combined with a Seniors Invitation Day on Friday, August 4. more...
Grasshoppers
Preston Grasshoppers rounded off a great season when they took three of the four trophies on offer in the Halbro Knockout Competitions at Fleetwood to add to the Thwaites Lancashire Cup already won by the Hoppers. more...
Great Harwood
THE funeral of a young man who died suddenly at the weekend will take place tomorrow. more...
Health
AN ELDERLY man died within two hours of being sent home from hospital with instructions to carry on taking his tablets. more...
A public meeting on a controversial hospitals shake-up will be held at Clitheroe Council Chambers, Church Brow tonight. more...
MORE than £8million is to be sucked out of community NHS services in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale to bail out cash-strapped hospitals, it has been revealed. more...
MORE than £8million is to be sucked out of community NHS services in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale to bail out cash-strapped hospitals, it has been revealed. more...
Health News
Nearly a third of GPs think the parents of teenage children should not be kept in the dark over health matters such as pregnancy, drugs and sexual issues, a survey revealed today. more...
HEALTH bosses have vowed to do all they can to stamp out sexually transmitted diseases after a new report revealed that young people in Bolton are not protecting themselves. more...
TRADE union representatives from Fairfield Hospital in Bury are travelling to London tomorrow to lobby MPs after it was announced that hundreds of doctors and nurses' jobs in the area could be axed. more...
Jack Straw
FIVE fantastic years, the beginning and the end each a surprise. more...
Jobs News
WHEN the worst happens and the firm you work for folds, employees often opt just to seek work elsewhere. But Steve Foley tells how such an event opened up a world of opportunity
BUSINESSMAN Steve Foley is something of a rarity in today's world of commerce. more...
WHEN the worst happens and the firm you work for folds, employees often opt just to seek work elsewhere. But Steve Foley tells how such an event opened up a world of opportunity. more...
Lancashire
LANCASHIRE police bosses are threatening to pull the plug on a merger with the Cumbria force if demands over council tax are not met. more...
MI an' mi mam wur gob smacked watchin' id on't smelly nelly! more...
Lancs Theatre
The magical and enchanting tale of The Nutcracker will be brought to life by the European Ballet in Bolton on May 14. more...
Latest Sport
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
SPORTING youngsters are being challenged to take on police officers in a
five-a-side football tournament. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Leigh Headlines
READERS can hopefully help Jason Bridson in his quest for more information about Scouting in Astley. more...
LABOUR supporters breathed a huge sigh of relief as Wigan's Council election results were announced. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
SEVEN weeks after flying out to a new life in the Canary Islands, Zoe Cooper headed back to Britain to see her pop favourites Take That. more...
READERS can hopefully help Jason Bridson in his quest for more information about Scouting in Astley. more...
LEIGH Soroptimists are preparing to celebrate their diamond jubilee year. more...
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham's meteoric rise in Parliament has continued with promotion to Health Minister in the latest government shake-up. more...
FOUR people were taken to hospital when a car which failed to stop for police was involved in a collision with another vehicle. more...
A COMPLAINT about the granting of planning permission for a mobile phone mast on land at Prestwich Street and Brook Street, Atherton has been dismissed by Wigan's planning chief. more...
POLICE want your help in the fight against crime by setting up Home Watch schemes. more...
OLD girls converged from all over Britain for the latest Leigh Girls' Grammar School reunion dinner. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
INFANTS can't understand why vandals have targeted their school. more...
SEVEN weeks after flying out to a new life in the Canary Islands, Zoe Cooper headed back to Britain to see her pop favourites Take That. more...
LABOUR supporters breathed a huge sigh of relief as Wigan's Council election results were announced. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
Lesley Richards
A DISTRAUGHT mum is appealing to parents to be on their guard after her nine-years-old daughter was the victim of a young flasher on Monday evening. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to our high flying MP Andy Burnham on his promotion to Health Minister. more...
Letters
IN 1997 my Band D council tax was £83 per month. Now it is £132 per month, an increase of 59 per cent when inflation has been increased by 28 per cent in other words it should now be £106 per month. more...
I AM not sure if others share my concern. We were all made well aware of the row in the council over the Iraq war. more...
I WATCHED with utter dismay and disgust the BBC TV programme on the fur trade. more...
I HAVE been very interested in references recently in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph regarding the teaching of BSL, ie British Sign Language. more...
WHEN are Rossendale Council going to realise that there are other places in the valley other than Rawtenstall? more...
I have seen in the Times Educational Supplement that the head teacher of Millfield School has written about his school being the one involved in the visit of the "controversial creationist" John Mackay, by announcing that he has cancelled this visit to his school. more...
I have seen in the Times Educational Supplement that the head teacher of Millfield School has written about his school being the one involved in the visit of the "controversial creationist" John Mackay, by announcing that he has cancelled this visit to his school. more...
In the recent matter of resignation, or sacking of the Home Secretary the main point seems to have been overlooked, ie that when this occurs then the person concerned is prevented from further errors in that capacity. more...
What an amazing time we all had at the Joe Longthorne Show on Easter weekend at the Grand Theatre! more...
Each time I visit my local cemetery, I am extremely saddened to see so many graves of those who gave their lives in both world wars neglected, and with no floral tributes. more...
Having read the articles on kite flying on the beach it struck me that perhaps we could have specific times allocated for various activities so that everyone could enjoy the beach and its potential. more...
Having read the articles on kite flying on the beach it struck me that perhaps we could have specific times allocated for various activities so that everyone could enjoy the beach and its potential. more...
Ibrahim Master said that the purpose of the mosque visit was to protray Islam and mosques in a positive light. more...
The war has become a secondary issue even within the local Labour Party. more...
Why do people in our community take elections so seriously? I live in Manchester and have seen people running around and bad-mouthing each other for the past couple of weeks. more...
How could anyone support the visit of Condoleezza Rice to a Mosque? more...
I read the interview with Jack Straw in your April issue. more...
I write concerning the term Muslim leaders'. more...
I think it is such a shame that Maplewood House is under threat of being closed (Citizen, April 27). more...
I think it is such a shame that Maplewood House is under threat of being closed (Citizen, April 27). more...
Leyland News
Regeneration projects in South Ribble worth £500,000 are being hindered' due to the failure to recruit someone to a key job. more...
An ice-cream boss has attacked legislation which could prevent vendors in vans operating near schools as 'nonsensical'. more...
Disgruntled residents in Leyland have launched a petition against a proposed residents' parking permit scheme which will leave space for others to park for free on their street. more...
Disgruntled residents in Leyland have launched a petition against a proposed residents' parking permit scheme which will leave space for others to park for free on their street. more...
Disgruntled residents in Leyland have launched a petition against a proposed residents' parking permit scheme which will leave space for others to park for free on their street. more...
Arsonists caused £750,000 worth of damage when fire tore through caravans at a storage yard. more...
South Ribble's gay MP David Borrow, who has married' his long-term partner, plans to mark their civil partnership with a party for family and friends in his constituency. more...
Local Cricket
Preston and Leyland battled out a draw at the weekend. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
ONLY the rain prevented Radcliffe clinching successive wins over the weekend, as Stephen Holt's side proved they are ready to cause plenty of upsets this season. more...
RADCLIFFE team news
SATURDAY
RADCLIFFE v Haslingden, home. Meet 12.15pm: S. Holt, A. Gorsi, R. Farnworth, N. Khan, A. Ul Haq, A. Mukhatar, L. Franklin, D. Wright, M. Smalley, G. Nicholson, P. Wanasinghe. more...
RADCLIFFE team news more...
Local Sports Updates
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
MEMBERS of a Westhoughton Church have moved to a temporary new home after their building was vandalised. more...
READERS can hopefully help Jason Bridson in his quest for more information about Scouting in Astley. more...
READERS can hopefully help Jason Bridson in his quest for more information about Scouting in Astley. more...
Lytham News
Enjoy a two course fair trade meal at St Annes United Reformed Church, St George's Road, St Annes, on June 16. more...
Autumn may seem like a long time off at this time of year but the Friends of Trinity Hospice in the Fylde (Lytham St Annes Group) are planning ahead. more...
Match Reports
The Seasiders saved some of their best football of the season for the last game and were truly unlucky to take only one point. more...
Motorsport
A quartet of firsts gave Dan Boardman a weekend to remember on the Manx National Rally. more...
JOHN Stone has moved up to third place in the National Asphalt Rally Championship after a storming drive on the Isle of Man. more...
Foggy Petronas Racing has announced the return of its two popular summer events. more...
Museums And Galleries
A NEW exhibition at Darwen Library by artist Bob Waters starts on May 27. more...
There is seaside holiday fun for all the family at Fleetwood Museum on May 14. more...
Preston's Flag Market will be transformed into a water wonderland as part of a summer arts festival. more...
Nelson
A FAMILY detained after their asylum application was thrown out would be killed if they were deported, a relative claimed today. more...
THESE new artist's impressions show how the new schools planned as part of the £250million revamp of secondary education in Burnley and Pendle could look. more...
News
Blackpool are expected to announce the future of their dozen or so out-of-contract players shortly. more...
Blackpool FC fans said goodbye to a matchday stalwart on Saturday as veteran PA announcer, Chris Hull, hung up his microphone for the last time. more...
Blackpool's biggest home crowd of the season saw one of the most entertaining games of a miserable campaign - but once again events were overshadowed by the antics of a minority of fans. more...
Johnny Crosland who played at right back for Blackpool in the 1948 FA Cup final and was one of the reserves for the 1953 Cup Final has died in Ely on 5 May. more...
Blackpool legend Sir Stanley Matthews has been selected for the FA Cup Team of Heroes' voted by more than 10,000 football fans. more...
News From The Schools
INFANTS can't understand why vandals have targeted their school. more...
OLD girls converged from all over Britain for the latest Leigh Girls' Grammar School reunion dinner. more...
Nicola Mostyn: Shoots From The Hip
LIFE'S rubbish, isn't it? We spend ages longing for something that we think will make our lives complete and then, when we get as much of it as we want, we find it really isn't as brilliant as we first imagined. more...
Old Pals
For genealogical reasons I am trying to trace any relatives of Morris Richard Ellis who was born in Preston in 1926. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I am trying to find relatives of the Gent family who live in Bolton. more...
I am seeking news of my long lost cousins, Michael and Patricia Hulme, children of James and Anne, who were born in late 30s or 40s. more...
I am searching for information on the Bolton 53rd Field Regiment RA TA. more...
I am looking for my long lost relatives. more...
I am looking for my long lost relatives. more...
I am searching for information on the Bolton 53rd Field Regiment RA TA. more...
I am seeking news of my long lost cousins, Michael and Patricia Hulme, children of James and Anne, who were born in late 30s or 40s. more...
I am trying to find relatives of the Gent family who live in Bolton. more...
I am looking for my long lost relatives. more...
I am searching for information on the Bolton 53rd Field Regiment RA TA. more...
I am seeking news of my long lost cousins, Michael and Patricia Hulme, children of James and Anne, who were born in late 30s or 40s. more...
I am trying to find relatives of the Gent family who live in Bolton. more...
I am looking for my long lost relatives. more...
I am searching for information on the Bolton 53rd Field Regiment RA TA. more...
I am seeking news of my long lost cousins, Michael and Patricia Hulme, children of James and Anne, who were born in late 30s or 40s. more...
I am trying to find relatives of the Gent family who live in Bolton. more...
Other Sports
The clash of two of the early leaders in the Surridge Northern Premier League at Broadwater on Saturday was brought to a premature close by rain with the game very nicely poised writes Gerry Wolstenholme. more...
Pendle News
PENDLE'S first ever British National Party councillor missed the first council meeting after his election win. more...
PENDLE Council has received a glowing report for the work it is doing to make homes in the borough more energy efficient. more...
Pne News
Midfield general Brian O'Neil believes North End need to keep the current squad together if they are to be contention for promotion next season. more...
The long-awaited fourth stand at Preston North End's Deepdale ground is to include a flagship health centre. more...
Pne Reports
North End's aim of capitalising on home advantage in the second leg was dealt an early blow when Brett Ormerod's leg was broken by a rash challenge from Jonathan Douglas. more...
Politics
EAST Lancashire MPs Greg Pope and Nigel Evans have taken their campaign against BBC plans to raise the licence fee above the rate of inflation to Westminster. more...
Poulton News
Poulton residents are celebrating after teaming up with police to shut the gate on nuisance motorists at a local childrens play area. more...
Preston News
POLICE in Preston are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing 50-year-old woman. more...
The former Queen's Lancashire Regiment will have its headquarters based in Preston, the Government has confirmed. more...
Preston crime-fighting intiatives were top of the agenda at a major national conference in Lancashire this week
More than 350 delegates from police forces, charities and other agencies from across the country, including 13 of Lancashire's local crime partnerships, got together to attend the Problem Orientated Partnerships (POP) conference at Blackpool's Hilton Hotel on Tuesday. more...
Preston crime-fighting intiatives were top of the agenda at a major national conference in Lancashire this week
More than 350 delegates from police forces, charities and other agencies from across the country, including 13 of Lancashire's local crime partnerships, got together to attend the Problem Orientated Partnerships (POP) conference at Blackpool's Hilton Hotel on Tuesday. more...
Preston's Flag Market will be transformed into a water wonderland as part of a summer arts festival. more...
A ground-breaking university department is to receive financial backing from the US Navy for a prestigious international conference. more...
A protest walk is be held on Sunday by campaigners opposed to plans to build a barrage across the River Ribble as part of the proposed new central park development. more...
A man who lost his sight within a three-week period and then turned his life around with the help of a local charity has won a national award. more...
The Labour Party in Preston bucked the national trend when they gained a seat in the city's local elections. more...
Preston shoppers could be in the middle of a unique performance on Saturday afternoon without even knowing it when a local musician sets up a drama display with a difference. more...
Preston's popular Caribbean Carnival is to be rerouted to take in the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) campus for the first time. more...
Plans for a permanent shelter for up to 43 homeless people will be discussed by Preston City Council's planning committee on May 15. more...
Plans for a permanent shelter for up to 43 homeless people will be discussed by Preston City Council's planning committee on May 15. more...
A women's centre has been forced to axe staff and services because of funding shortfalls. more...
Police are hunting the person responsible for a sickening attack on a dog in Preston. more...
Pop hopefuls could be picked up by major record labels and propelled to pop stardom as a new training school sets up in Preston. more...
A professor from the University of Central Lancashire has been made a peer in the House of Lords. more...
South Ribble's gay MP David Borrow, who has married' his long-term partner, plans to mark their civil partnership with a party for family and friends in his constituency. more...
A charity which helps disabled people in Preston could be forced to cut jobs and services if a bid for lottery funding fails. more...
Prestwich Headlines
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Radcliffe Boro
IT might be the close season for Radcliffe Boro, but the Inn2gether Stadium is a beehive of activity this week with contract negotiations and transfer talks being top of the list of priorities of manager Andy Johnston. more...
IT might be the close season for Radcliffe Boro, but the Inn2gether Stadium is a beehive of activity this week with contract negotiations and transfer talks being top of the list of priorities of manager Andy Johnston. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
Rishton
A RISHTON funeral director is to cycle more than 150 miles to raise money for sufferers of cystic fibrosis. more...
A RISHTON funeral director is to cycle more than 150 miles to raise money for sufferers of cystic fibrosis. more...
Rossendale News
NEGLECTED and abused children in Rossendale were seen five times quicker after the launch of a task force, it has been revealed. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers target Eidur Gudjohnsen will hold talks with Chelsea later this week to clarify his future at Stamford Bridge. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
LEIGH Centurions coach Tony Benson feels that his form back rower Tere Glassie has been harshly treated by the RFL's disciplinary body. more...
LEIGH Centurions coach Tony Benson feels that his form back rower Tere Glassie has been harshly treated by the RFL's disciplinary body. more...
Sabden
YOUNG people forced out of their own village by crippling house prices are to benefit from a new housing project in Sabden. more...
Shakers Updates
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
POPULAR midfielder Dave Flitcroft took the top award when Forever Bury supporters' trust held their annual Player of the Year awards evening at the Bury FC Social Club, Gigg Lane last night. more...
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
Shrimps
STAR man Chris Blackburn insists Morecambe can make the play-off final after Sunday's first leg ended in a 1-1 Christie Park draw. more...
Soccer Headlines
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Sport From Around The Area
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
LEIGH has a new kickboxing world champion. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Sport Tasters
Burnley striker Kyle Lafferty's dream season has ended with a call-up to the full Northern Ireland squad. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers target Eidur Gudjohnsen will hold talks with Chelsea later this week to clarify his future at Stamford Bridge. more...
Four days ago, all Theo Walcott was to me was an Arsenal reserve player - a young kid with lightning speed who looked set to his mark in the Premiership in the next two years. more...
Sporting Highlights
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Scott Quigg made a mockery of his inexperience in the sport when he won a prestigious British ABA junior title at the weekend. more...
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
IT might be the close season for Radcliffe Boro, but the Inn2gether Stadium is a beehive of activity this week with contract negotiations and transfer talks being top of the list of priorities of manager Andy Johnston. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Scott Quigg made a mockery of his inexperience in the sport when he won a prestigious British ABA junior title at the weekend. more...
SHAKERS' boss Chris Casper has pulled off a major coup by capturing National Conference leading goalscorer Andy Bishop. more...
IT might be the close season for Radcliffe Boro, but the Inn2gether Stadium is a beehive of activity this week with contract negotiations and transfer talks being top of the list of priorities of manager Andy Johnston. more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
WEB betting expert Gerry McDonnell concentrates on the FA Cup Final before taking a short breather . . . and returning for the World Cup in June! more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
SEVEN weeks after flying out to a new life in the Canary Islands, Zoe Cooper headed back to Britain to see her pop favourites Take That. more...
COMEDIAN Peter Kay has lost the race to bring out an autobiography before any unofficial stories of his life are published. more...
SEVEN weeks after flying out to a new life in the Canary Islands, Zoe Cooper headed back to Britain to see her pop favourites Take That. more...
Tasters
A VOLUNTARY carer stole life-savings from a blind woman she looked upon as a mother replacing the stolen cash with pieces of paper. more...
A JOINER was left with severe head injuries after plunging 20 feet from a building site in Altham. more...
A COMMUNITY was today fighting to save a family from deportation and calling for help from new Home Secretary John Reid. more...
Theatre
If musicals and period drama float your boat, you probably sailed along to the Grand Theatre for Blackpool Operatic Player's offering of Titanic: The Musical. more...
Doing the Lambeth Walk. Oi! The Blackpool and Fylde Light Opera Company are performing of the hilarious musical, Me and My Girl. from June 6 to 10. more...
It's going to be a summer of variety and laughter at Blackpool's Grand Theatre this year. more...
Passion, desire and raw emotion it can only be the return of flamenco dance show, Jaleo. The flamboyant dance spectacular will be revisiting Blackpool on May 14 for another bout of Spanish passion. more...
Three Shakespeare plays are the basis for the bloodthirsty historical blockbuster The Wars of the Roses, set to wow audiences in Blackpool from May 18. more...
Tv News
MI an' mi mam wur gob smacked watchin' id on't smelly nelly! more...
Wanderers News
STELIOS Giannakopoulos has urged Sam Allardyce to resist all offers to move to pastures new in the wake of his England rejection. more...
STELIOS Giannakopoulos has urged Sam Allardyce to resist all offers to move to pastures new in the wake of his England rejection. more...
BOLTON Wanderers earnings were down by almost £1 million as a result of dropping two places in the Premier League in the 2005-06 season. more...
We Say
THE incident in Farnworth when a newsagent's van was damaged and his shop windows smashed is disquieting on several fronts. more...
WHILE many people tend to agree that older workers still have a role to play in the commercial world, Bolton companies are shown in a national survey to be among the worst in the country for actually employing them. more...
WE are heading for a massive petrol price rise to a whopping £1 a litre. How can we ensure our bank balance remains healthy and still be able to afford to drive our cars? Gayle McBain looks at how we can all conserve petrol and save money at the same time.
PETROL prices are set to increase once again and there are fears motorists could soon be forced to pay a record £1 a litre when we fill up. more...
What Happens Next?
ALL change? An uncertain year ahead? Backstairs deals and horse-trading? Some people are asking themselves just what we can expect in the council chambers. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
"THERE are no deals and we are not interested in a coalition." more...
TWO decades of power slipped from Labour's grasp as their slender lead was wiped out in the local elections. more...
TWO decades of power slipped from Labour's grasp as their slender lead was wiped out in the local elections. more...
PRESTWICH councillor Maggie Gibb has been reported to the council's chief executive for allegedly making a rude gesture at a Save Our Schools (SOS) campaigner. more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
A PACKED day of family fun takes place at Bury Grammar School for Girls on Saturday for the annual May gala. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
Whats On
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
Whitefield Headlines
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
RESIDENTS of a Bury nursing home will be getting fruity this month to raise money for a cancer charity. more...
Wigan Council Election Results
LABOUR supporters breathed a huge sigh of relief as Wigan's Council election results were announced. more...
LABOUR supporters breathed a huge sigh of relief as Wigan's Council election results were announced. more...
World Cup Briefing
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. more...
A DJ from Leigh has penned his own World Cup anthem. more...
You Say
FOR the past 30 years I have lived in the area of Greenheys, on Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, which is about 200m from the Cutacre Tip. more...
RE the letter "Local Election won by the "grey bin" well it was, in a way, more a protest vote to say let's hope the promises are now kept. more...
I AM absolutely disgusted at Patricia Rashbook having a child at 63! All this IVF nonsense is interfering with nature. more...
WITH reference to your article "young bag snatchers caught on camera" (Saturday, May 6), I understand it was Mrs Armstrong who contacted the Bolton Evening News regarding the recovery of her bag. more...
THE Liberal Democrats have only themselves to blame for their poor showing in the Bolton elections. more...
AS readers may be aware, the live export of cattle to Europe has resumed after 10 years, when it was halted due to the BSE crisis. more...
ON Friday, May 5, as a former user of Clarence Street College, I was invited to go along to support the continuation of the college and to oppose its closure. more...
SIR,
I AM writing in response to the letter from Mrs P Bridge about her grandson applying for jobs. I think she has brought up an excellent point. more...
SIR,
THE street where I live is a disgrace. It's not been swept for weeks, but when does Wigan Council decide to send out a sweeper? On the Saturday morning of a Bank Holiday weekend that's when, when everyone is at home and cars are nose to tail. Was the driver on overtime for doing nothing? more...
SIR,
HOW proud we were of our son over the Bank Holiday weekend. more...
SIR,
I'Mabsolutely disgusted that Mr A. Milson's letter even made it to your letters page. more...
SIR,
WITH respect to Andrew Milson I agree with him regarding the BNP. more...
SIR,
I WOULD like to express my gratitude to those who voted for me in last week's elections. more...
