Stories for 19 May 2006
Accrington
HYNDBURN Council has blocked plans to extend an Accrington care home. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Blackburn
BLACKBURN with Darwen's new mayor was appointed last night at the annual mayor making ceremony. more...
THE secret to a happy marriage is "togetherness" said a Blackburn couple who celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary this week. more...
A BLACKBURN pub boss has admitted stealing £2,400 and a pool table from his town centre hostelry. more...
Bolton News
THE paintings of Bolton artists Thomas Moran and Thomas Cole captured the vast landscapes of America. Now a Bolton art expert is to travel to the States to study their works. Wes Wright reports.
BOLTON artist Thomas Moran painted the Wild West as it was being won, and his epic landscapes persuaded the Americans to create their legendary national parks. more...
A FREE wartime memorabilia valuation day and Military Collectors Fair will take place on Saturday. more...
The much-maligned youth of today are actually better behaved than their parents were 20 years ago, according to research. more...
STAFF at the University of Bolton are refusing to mark assignments as part of a national dispute over pay. more...
A BUS company is to launch an investigation after a disabled man in Bolton complained about drivers refusing him help boarding. more...
A HUGE mound of soil which was dumped on a popular beauty spot in Blackrod has been cleared. more...
EXTRA health workers are to be employed in Bolton to help cut the number of people dying from alcohol-related illnesses. more...
MAJOR roadworks in Bolton are causing traffic misery for motorists. more...
A college campus threatened with closure has been given a stay of execution after education chiefs agreed to keep it open until September, 2007. more...
THIS is the first artist's impression of a £40 million development to transform one of Bolton's most busy town centre shopping areas. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
A GOOD Samaritan who went to the aid of a dying pensioner has been urged to come forward by police. more...
DETERMINED Georgia Fogg from Bolton has been chosen as an England mascot for their first World Cup game. more...
DETERMINED Georgia Fogg from Bolton has been chosen as an England mascot for their first World Cup game. more...
A CAT is fighting for survival after being shot with an airgun. more...
THREE teenagers have been charged with racially aggravated offences after a newsagent's van was petrol bombed and his shop windows smashed. more...
BOLTON Wanderers are confident they will succeed where rival Premiership clubs have failed in establishing a foothold in China. more...
A FULL military funeral was held to for a much-loved "officer and a gentleman" from Bolton. more...
THE centenary of the Bolton United Services Veterans Association has been marked with a motion in the House of Commons. more...
AN AMATEUR card maker from Horwich has seen her grand designs rewarded with a place at a national craft show being held in Bolton. more...
PICKPOCKETS risk raising the alarm after hundreds of tiny bells were fitted to the purses and wallets of shoppers in Bury. more...
TASTE buds were sent into a frenzy when an international food market arrived in Bolton town centre. more...
TWO of England's greatest cricketers, Ian Beefy' Botham and Andrew Freddie' Flintoff, have joined forces to help raise funds and awareness for what is literally grass roots cricket'. more...
HUNDREDS of troublemakers have been targeted in an operation aimed at slashing youth nuisance. more...
A GRANT of £5,900 is proving to be music to the ears of Bolton schoolchildren. more...
A BOLTON "School of Rock" is facing closure because of complaints about the noise. more...
A FORMER Bolton School Pupil has been unveiled as the new captain of the English Chess Team for an international tournament, the World Chess Olympiad. more...
A PLASTIC surgeon in Bolton has criticised a leading cosmetic surgery clinic for offering holiday vouchers with each operation. more...
A 47-YEAR-OLD Bolton woman was rescued from the bank of a stream after she fell and broke her leg. more...
CHILDREN are getting plenty of food for thought at a school in Little Lever. more...
A CELEBRATION of literature will be held in Bury this summer. more...
ROCK fans will be rubbing their eyes in disbelief tonight as Ozzy Osbourne appears to take the stage of the Moses Gate pub in Farnworth. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
Boxing Updates
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Bury News
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
Business News
BOSSES at Blackburn's historic LG Philips factory, at Whitebirk, today said they were confident of securing the long-term future of the site just months after there were fears for the firm. more...
BOSSES at Clitheroe's Castle Cement have hit back after its Ribblesdale Works was named in the top 100 carbon emitting sites in the UK. more...
Chorley Fc News
CHORLEY chairman Ken Wright has vowed to make the Magpies self sufficient' after being told multi-millionaire businessman Trevor Hemmings is no longer willing to bankroll the club. more...
Church
a man who died after being struck by a train in Oswaldtwistle has been named as Christopher Reynolds, of Church. more...
Clitheroe
BOSSES at Clitheroe's Castle Cement have hit back after its Ribblesdale Works was named in the top 100 carbon emitting sites in the UK. more...
Darwen
A 56-year-old nurse crashed into a neighbour's van and shunted it into his BMW as she returned from the shops. more...
Editor'S Comment
FEW people will argue with the principle that excessive and inappropriate speed on our roads increases the likelihood of accidents, injury and even death. more...
Education News
FOR many people, learning has awful connotations school discipline, boring lessons and hot stuffy lectures. more...
A GRANT of £5,900 is proving to be music to the ears of Bolton schoolchildren. more...
FOR many people, learning has awful connotations school discipline, boring lessons and hot stuffy lectures. more...
FOR many people, learning has awful connotations school discipline, boring lessons and hot stuffy lectures. more...
LORD'S Independent School is celebrating 100 years of teaching excellence this year. more...
PARENTS and carers can now apply online for a Bolton school place for their child. more...
THE new secondary school at Rivington Park Independent School continues to increase in numbers after its first year. more...
May 20: Adult Learners' Week Speed Learning launch event, 10am 3pm, Newport Street, Bolton. Call 01204 907 200 for details. more...
A CAREER change is a major decision. If you have a degree and are considering a career in teaching or want to find out more about what teaching involves, Canon Slade's taster course could be for you. more...
CHOOSING the right school is vital, and a great strength of the independent sector is the choice and diversity it offers. more...
BOLTON Council's Employment and Skills Unit has been working with employers in and around Bolton for many years, delivering a range of apprenticeship programmes. more...
Bolton-based learning provider Training For Today celebrates its 20th year in business with further expansion. more...
WORK-based training specialist Alliance Learning has produced its first DVD presentation showcasing the benefits of apprenticeship schemes for employees and North-west companies. more...
BURY College will be holding an open evening for university and professional qualifications on Thursday, May 25. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
IT'S an ill-wind that blows no-one any good. Or should that be an ill-climate change? Gardeners in the south of England face having to watch their treasured blooms and lawns wither under the double whammy of a hosepipe ban and the forecast summer drought. more...
Health
THE boss of an East Lancashire health authority says its escape from controversial merger plans is "excellent news". more...
Health News
EXTRA health workers are to be employed in Bolton to help cut the number of people dying from alcohol-related illnesses. more...
Lancashire
ROAD safety chiefs in Lancashire are launching a major new campaign to cut the number of deaths on the county's roads. more...
Latest Sport
by David Magilton
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Letters
THE England First candidates in two of Blackburn's wards played a blinder. Mad, racist and homophobic though their micro-party might be, nowhere did their leaflets even hint at what they really stand for. more...
I AM horrified that there are thousands of voters living in my home town who think black footballers should not be allowed to play for England. more...
REPRESENTING the Conservatives in Meadowhead ward, Blackburn, at the recent local elections, I pounded the streets of this diverse area for countless weeks, listening to a wide variety of people. more...
IN RESPONSE to the article (May 5) re the English First Party, I would like to clarify a few points in their policies. more...
IN RESPONSE to the article (May 5) re the English First Party, I would like to clarify a few points in their policies. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
PRESTWICH Cricket Club are putting pressure on the Lancashire County League leaders after back-to-back victories last weekend. more...
STAND continued to struggle in the Lancashire County League when they went down to two heavy defeats. more...
Local Sports Updates
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
BOLTON Community Education Service has been handed a £1m-plus funding boost. more...
Neil Bonnar: Shoots From The Lip
MUCH has been said about how England's prospects of winning the World Cup will be hampered by the possible absence of their two main strikers. more...
MUCH has been said about how England's prospects of winning the World Cup will be hampered by the possible absence of their two main strikers. more...
FOOTBALL is going to be a better game next season if you are a fan or a forward. more...
Pascal Chimbonda needs to learn to respect his club. more...
LEEDS boss Kevin Blackwell managed something of a first in the play-off semi-finals when he won a game and still criticised the referee. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I am coming to the UK in August and would like to trace some of my family from Tyldesley, Atherton and Leigh. more...
In 1949 I was sent away from home (a cottage among the fields near Beaumont Road, Deane), and was taken to Marple Orthopaedic Hospital in Cheshire where I stayed for three years. more...
I am coming to the UK in August and would like to trace some of my family from Tyldesley, Atherton and Leigh. more...
In 1949 I was sent away from home (a cottage among the fields near Beaumont Road, Deane), and was taken to Marple Orthopaedic Hospital in Cheshire where I stayed for three years. more...
I am coming to the UK in August and would like to trace some of my family from Tyldesley, Atherton and Leigh. more...
In 1949 I was sent away from home (a cottage among the fields near Beaumont Road, Deane), and was taken to Marple Orthopaedic Hospital in Cheshire where I stayed for three years. more...
I am coming to the UK in August and would like to trace some of my family from Tyldesley, Atherton and Leigh. more...
In 1949 I was sent away from home (a cottage among the fields near Beaumont Road, Deane), and was taken to Marple Orthopaedic Hospital in Cheshire where I stayed for three years. more...
Oswaldtwistle
a man who died after being struck by a train in Oswaldtwistle has been named as Christopher Reynolds, of Church. more...
AN OSWALDTWISTLE man whose mum died of cancer when he was a teenager is running a half marathon in her memory. more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
Prestwich Headlines
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
FORMER patients of Prestwich Hospital can finally be laid to rest on Sunday with the installation of a memorial stone. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
THIS was the moment Stella Onions was asked to stop breastfeeding her son by an armed policeman as she sat on the Prime Minister's doorstep. more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
Rovers News
PAUL Dickov is expected to sign for Manchester City in the next few days after parting company with Blackburn Rovers. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers season ticket holders are in line for free European football. more...
Shuiab Khan
Sometimes things don't suddenly happen they creep up on you. more...
Soccer Headlines
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
Sport From Around The Area
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Sporting Highlights
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro are hopeful of highly-rated goalkeeper Danny Hurst signing a new contract in the next few weeks. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's leading scorer Steve Foster is the first player out of the Inn2gether Stadium exit door this summer after joining AFC Telford United for a fee of £5,000. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
AMIR Khan is ready for a step up in class when he faces his sternest test as a professional in Belfast tomorrow. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman could take the Conference champions to the continent as part of an already impressive pre-season programme. more...
Tigers' Round-Up
SEDGLEY Park lost a lot of size and bulk when Erik Lund decided to move to Earth Titans shortly after the season finished. more...
AN impressive stand-off performance from Waterloo's Steve Nutt paved the way for a Lancashire win at Sedgley's Park Lane home, and keeps the Red Rose side in the hunt for a place in the County Championship final at Twickenham. more...
Turton News
SUPPORTERS fighting to save historic Turton Tower from closure are launching a new campaign. more...
Wanderers News
SAMMY Lee was sensationally linked with the vacant Charlton manager's job today after Hull City boss, Peter Taylor, ruled himself out. more...
BOLTON Wanderers are determined not to squander a penny in their summer spending spree. more...
We Say
THERE will be jubilation today at the news that the Clarence Street college has been saved for 12 months. more...
IN the week when breastfeeding became a subject for government debate, Kat Dibbits speaks to the Bolton mums who are promoting the natural way of feeding a baby.
MUMS who breastfeed will welcome a new facility which has been unveiled in Bolton in the same week that mothers nationwide have called for a new law to protect the rights of women to breastfeed in public. more...
IN the week when breastfeeding became a subject for government debate, Kat Dibbits speaks to the Bolton mums who are promoting the natural way of feeding a baby.
MUMS who breastfeed will welcome a new facility which has been unveiled in Bolton in the same week that mothers nationwide have called for a new law to protect the rights of women to breastfeed in public. more...
Whitefield Headlines
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
A WHITEFIELD teenager who harbours the hope of achieving a career in modelling is vying for the Miss Manchester 2006 title. more...
PIGS made a dash to save their bacon after a trailer taking them to an abattoir overturned on the motorway. more...
World Cup Briefing
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisimoney.co.uk
Betfair, the London-based internet betting exchange, has already matched £8m worth of bets, mainly on who might win the Cup, but also on speciality markets such as whether Wayne Rooney will play for England. more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisimoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
BRITAIN'S bookmakers plan to take on hundreds of extra staff in June to cope with a World Cup starting in three weeks that is expected to see £1bn staked by gamblers reports the website www.thisismoney.co.uk more...
You Say
SIMON Pearce's criticism (May 8) of the Lib Dem rule in Bolton is unjustified if he expected them to put right in two years the neglect of the town during the previous 24 years when Labour controlled the council. more...
I AM compiling a selection of amusing anecdotes from nurses, both retired and present day, with the intention of trying to publish the collection. more...
BEFORE people start moaning to Bolton Council about the activities that need to be licensed at Moss Bank Park, let us not forget that this application has had to be done as a result of legislation brought in by the current Government. more...
IF Bolton Liberal Democrats are more than averagely shell-shocked after losing power in the local elections, they have only themselves to blame. more...
I READ with interest your article on the recent prize giving at Bolton Lads and Girls Club. more...
ONCE more First Group PLC has sneaked another fare increase after just short of a month. I wonder if this would happen if it was a private company and not a PLC. The administration costs would far outweigh the increase but, as usual, the public swallows the pill. On the posters it says, "Day Savers. From £3 to £3.30 with First and with any other services £3.50". more...
