Stories for 2 May 2006
Accrington
A TEENAGER who walked free from court after killing her mum's boyfriend could be facing jail after apparently breaching the conditions of her sentence. more...
Alan Calvert
A POPULAR industrial management system imported from Japan is known as Just In Time. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
AMIR Khan can expect a rush of budding boxers clammering to join him when he opens the doors of his new Bolton gym later this summer. more...
Athletics
Paul Thompson has won the Manx Mountain Marathon for the third consecutive yea. more...
Bands In Profile
RICHARD Ashcroft has spent more than a decade in the music industry so he is well placed to tell Kat Dibbits what he thinks of the current crop of indie bands. more...
RICHARD Ashcroft has spent more than a decade in the music industry so he is well placed to tell Kat Dibbits what he thinks of the current crop of indie bands. more...
RICHARD Ashcroft has spent more than a decade in the music industry so he is well placed to tell Kat Dibbits what he thinks of the current crop of indie bands. more...
Blackburn
A PIONEERING Blackburn with Darwen project to encourage recovering drug addicts and alcoholics to improve their literacy has received a national award. more...
A WOMAN today revealed how she gave up everything to help build an orphanage for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka. more...
FLY-TIPPERS and litterbugs are being warned they face a renewed crackdown after new rules gave council officials extra power to deal with them. more...
PRIME Minister Tony Blair today made a surprise visit to Blackburn today in a bid to boost support for Labour ahead of Thursday's local elections. more...
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is being tipped at Westminster to take over as Deputy Prime Minister if John Prescott is forced to quit over his affair with his Diary Secretary. more...
Bolton News
A MAN was being hunted by police today after allegedly trying to kill his wife and two young children by deliberately crashing the family car. more...
THE local council elections were plunged into fresh controversy today amid allegations that canvassers are pressurising voters into handing over their polling cards. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
FIVE youngsters had to be rescued from a river bank after they were marooned by rising water. more...
MUM Lisa Brooks got a free car . . . simply by asking for it. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school are kicking off their day with games of football. more...
FIRE chiefs are to install hidden cameras in a block of flats to catch a serial hoax caller. more...
AID worker Aki Dean has left the sad aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake to offer a different kind of help closer to home to get his brother elected to Bolton Council. more...
A STAGE hypnotist and street magician from Bolton is set on becoming the next celebrity magic act. more...
EMMERDALE star Sammy Winward put on her walking shoes to take part in a charity Toddle Waddle. more...
BUS company bosses have issued a strong warning to youngsters who play a daredevil game known as "bus surfing". more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A PLAYGROUP which has cared for thousands of children over the past 14 years has shut its doors for good. more...
A BOLTON MP is urging the family of a hit-and-run victim to appeal against the driver's 15-month sentence. more...
BOLTON police received about 40 complaints from members of the public in the first two months of this year. more...
MOTORISTS face 20 weeks of traffic misery now that work has begun to replace a town's entire gas mains. more...
HIGH school pupils Sharalyn Brackall and Harriet Geddes certainly have designs on success. more...
WITH just two days to go before this year's Bolton Council elections, the town's political parties are not pulling any punches in their fight for seats. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
IT IS booming, it is one of Britain's newest entertainment industries and now videogaming is helping to swell the number of students wanting places at the University of Bolton. more...
A BOY and three girls, have been made to sign good behaviour contracts after being caught in a crackdown on underage drinking. more...
A FRED Dibnah fan has bought a momento of the late steeplejack's life. more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
PUB staff say a recycling site has turned their car park into a rubbish tip and a magnet for vermin. more...
A SPATE of number plate thefts has left police puzzled. more...
A MUM has donated £1,200 to the Royal Bolton Hospital as a thank you for safely delivering her "miracle" baby. more...
THE competition to find Bolton's Favourite Cafe is hotting up. more...
MATERNITY bosses at the Royal Bolton Hospital, who comissioned an investigation into the deaths of three mothers, should share an action plan drawn up in the light of the tragedies with other hospitals across Britain, the inquiry report has advised. more...
PLANS to scrap bus services to two high schools in Adlington have been unveiled. more...
A KEEN historian is using DNA to delve into his family history to uncover the origin of his forefathers. more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
Bolton'S Cafes Put To The Test
THE competition to find Bolton's Favourite Cafe is hotting up. more...
Brilliant Bolton
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
Build-Up To The Local Elections
AID worker Aki Dean has left the sad aftermath of the Pakistan earthquake to offer a different kind of help closer to home to get his brother elected to Bolton Council. more...
THE local council elections were plunged into fresh controversy today amid allegations that canvassers are pressurising voters into handing over their polling cards. more...
WITH just two days to go before this year's Bolton Council elections, the town's political parties are not pulling any punches in their fight for seats. more...
Burnley
HUNDREDS of people marched to Towneley Park for the annual May Day festival. more...
BURNLEY Council has given the green light to restarting Sunday car boot sales on King Street car park. more...
ONE OF the proposed schools under the £250m shake-up of education in Burnley and Pendle is set to become the first in the county to produce its own power through green electricity. more...
BURNLEY's voice on controversial proposals for the shake-up of hospital services in East Lancashire must be heard loud and clear' the town's MP said today. more...
A NEW stable block at a Burnley-based animal charity is set to open. more...
Bury News
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
Business Headlines
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
BOLTON'S southern gateway is to get a £3.5 million revamp as work gets underway on new commercial developments. more...
LA Tasca, the Bolton-based Spanish theme restaurant chain, says that its new Sam & Maxie's brand is performing well. more...
WOMEN work longer hours than their male counterparts, often believing they have to do more to justify their role in the workplace, a report shows. more...
THE Forum of Private Business is pushing for a rethink of government proposals to scrap the "three waiting days" rule before employees are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay. more...
MOST employers welcome migrant workers for filling jobs that British people are not prepared to do, research shows. more...
Business News
A HYNDBURN uniform manu-facturer has been honoured for its work designing outfits for opticians Vision Express. more...
THE Blackburn-based Asian Business Federation has become one of just 13 organisations in the UK to be handed a safety award. more...
BOSSES are being urged to fight back against biased' legislation by a Rawtenstall-based firm. more...
Clarets News
TEENAGE striker Kyle Lafferty is promising to hit new heights for Burnley next season. more...
Clarets Reports
JUST when Kyle Lafferty thought his season had thrown up enough peaks, along comes one more high. more...
JUST when Kyle Lafferty thought his season had thrown up enough peaks, along comes one more high. more...
Clayton-Le-Dale News
VISITORS to an East Lancashire garden festival are to be propelled back in time by a spectacular fly-past from a Second World War Spitfire. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
A Clayton-le-Moors teenager was named best recruit at his passing-out parade. more...
Colne
A MOTHER today blasted school bosses who left her son in tears after withdrawing his place at a camp for talented children. more...
A MOTHER today blasted school bosses who left her son in tears after withdrawing his place at a camp for talented children. more...
Comedy
Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll is bringing the second instalment of his trilogy with Good Mourning Mrs Brown to Manchester until May 6. more...
Cricket Round-Up
NEWCOMER Tom Smith finished with figures of three for 17 as in-form Lancashire beat Worcestershire by 119 runs in the C & G Trophy at New Road. more...
ADLINGTON would prefer not to come up against Darcy Lever professional Davendra Bundela. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Darwen
A PIONEERING Blackburn with Darwen project to encourage recovering drug addicts and alcoholics to improve their literacy has received a national award. more...
THE price of homes in Darwen has risen at one of the fastest rates in the country over the past year, the Halifax said today. more...
THE creator of a website which referred to Darwen as a "hell hole" and called its residents "chavs and yobs" has stood by his claims. more...
VILLAGERS in Tockholes who fail to clean up after their dogs are being warned they could face fines. more...
A DARWEN mum whose son stopped breathing shortly after his birth has paid for an infant resuscitator for the hospital which cared for him. more...
A decision on plans to change a warehouse into a waste transfer station for handling recyclable materials was deferred so planning councillors could visit the site in India Street. more...
FLY-TIPPERS and litterbugs are being warned they face a renewed crackdown after new rules gave council officials extra power to deal with them. more...
Earby News
ENVIRONMENT bosses investigating a diesel spill which seeped into a Pendle stream have found a second leak. more...
Editor'S Comment
THE true legacy of "a quick fag" in the house or during pregnancy is laid bare by new figures today World Asthma Day. more...
Education
ONE OF the proposed schools under the £250m shake-up of education in Burnley and Pendle is set to become the first in the county to produce its own power through green electricity. more...
Education News
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school are kicking off their day with games of football. more...
PLANS to scrap bus services to two high schools in Adlington have been unveiled. more...
IT IS booming, it is one of Britain's newest entertainment industries and now videogaming is helping to swell the number of students wanting places at the University of Bolton. more...
MORE than £400 was raised for Bolton Hospice at an awards ceremony staged to recognise the achievements of apprentices and adult learners. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
Events In And Around Leigh
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
PIANIST Kathryn Scott is performing solo on May 2 in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Preston. more...
Gig Guide
THE King of Swing, Ray Gelato, will be bringing his smooth sounds to Colne on May 27. more...
THE Rat Pack is back. The Olivier award-nominated show Frank, Sammy & Dean is coming to Blackpool from May 8. more...
Great Harwood
A CHARITY sporting dinner at The Dog and Otter, Great Harwood, raised more than £1,500 for three charities. more...
Health
THE chronic asthma problem facing East Lancashire is revealed today World Astham Day. more...
BURNLEY's voice on controversial proposals for the shake-up of hospital services in East Lancashire must be heard loud and clear' the town's MP said today. more...
Health News
MATERNITY bosses at the Royal Bolton Hospital, who comissioned an investigation into the deaths of three mothers, should share an action plan drawn up in the light of the tragedies with other hospitals across Britain, the inquiry report has advised. more...
A MUM has donated £1,200 to the Royal Bolton Hospital as a thank you for safely delivering her "miracle" baby. more...
Ice Hockey Updates
Manchester Phoenix head coach Tony Hand returned from his European weekend mission and declared himself happy with the events of the weekend. more...
Jason Whalley
In a week of managerial non-appointments, it was ironic when the news of Alan Curbishley's resignation came out before Saturday's game with Charlton. more...
In a week of managerial non-appointments, it was ironic when the news of Alan Curbishley's resignation came out before Saturday's game with Charlton. more...
Jobs News
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
Lancashire
LANCASHIRE County Council has been named the "Most youth-friendly council" in a prestigious awards scheme. more...
Lancashire Ccc
JIMMY ANDERSON has been ruled out of cricket for at least two months after suffering a stress fracture of the lower back. more...
Lancashire News
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
Lancs Gigs
Richard Ashcroft has been out of sight for much of the past four years, but the last ten months have seen the re-emergence of the former Verve singer. See him at Lancashire CCC on June 17. more...
Richard Ashcroft has been out of sight for much of the past four years, but the last ten months have seen the re-emergence of the former Verve singer. See him at Lancashire CCC on June 17. more...
ROMANTIC, oddball, refreshing... all adjectives that have been used to describe the Mystery Jets over the past few months. See for yourself in Manchester on May 2. more...
Lancs Museums
A RECENT collection of original paintings by Jim Gillian will be showing in the Dukes Gallery until May 19. more...
Latest Sport
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school are kicking off their day with games of football. more...
AMIR Khan can expect a rush of budding boxers clammering to join him when he opens the doors of his new Bolton gym later this summer. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Leigh Headlines
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
POLICE were today trying to unravel the mystery shooting of a man in the street. more...
Letters
I AM not at all surprised that an insurance company claims Blackburn roads are ranked amongst the most dangerous in the country. more...
RE: Parking tickets (Letters, April 11). I also had a parking ticket. Yes, I was over time and wet through and thoroughly fed up with Blackburn's heavy handed manner to customers and visitors. more...
A STORY in the LET (April 14) said around 5,700 patients a year from Blackburn and surrounding areas will soon have to travel to Burnley for pre-booked hospital treatment. more...
IT was with great sadness that I read an announcement by an eminent church leader. more...
IT was with great sadness that I read an announcement by an eminent church leader. more...
I WAS disappointed but not surprised to see Kas Wachala (LET, April 18) refer to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School as "one of the last bastions for the over-privileged children of our community." more...
IN response to Kas Wachala's sweeping statement regarding Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (LET, April 18) being one of the last bastions for the overprivileged children in the community, I should like to raise the following points. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Local Sports Updates
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
THE focus will be on Bolton West in ITN's local election coverage tonight. more...
A KEEN historian is using DNA to delve into his family history to uncover the origin of his forefathers. more...
TODAY'S Looking Back arises from a day at home looking through old family photographs. more...
Margo
THE longer national politicians are in office it seems the more arrogant they become, and the more contempt they show for their office, and us. more...
Motorsport
WHAT a difference a few years makes. One of the last occasions four-time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty raced in public, it was in front of 120,000 people at Brands Hatch in 1999 before he announced his retirement in 2000. more...
Movies
Silent Hill is yet another attempt to translate a successful video game series to our cinema screens. more...
Nelson
TWO historic canal-side buildings in Nelson which have stood empty for 10 years are set for a new lease of life. more...
NELSON has been named the cheapest place in Britain to buy a house. more...
News About Local Jobs
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
CHOOSING a career is not the easiest decision to make. Exam season will soon be here and many young people in Bolton will be faced with deciding what they are going to do next. more...
Old Pals
I'm looking for any Salmon family in the Burnley area. more...
I'm looking for the death notice (after 1901) for Thomas Houghton, St Helens or vicinity. more...
I am trying to trace a niece of mine who was last heard of living in Adlington. more...
Places Of Interest In The North-West
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
Politics
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is being tipped at Westminster to take over as Deputy Prime Minister if John Prescott is forced to quit over his affair with his Diary Secretary. more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
Prestwich Headlines
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
Public Transport
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
Rawtenstall
BOSSES are being urged to fight back against biased' legislation by a Rawtenstall-based firm. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is ready to exact his revenge on Chelsea tonight by leading Rovers into Europe at the champions' expense. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has called on football's governing bodies to clear up the rules regarding qualification for the UEFA Cup once and for all. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has called on football's governing bodies to clear up the rules regarding qualification for the UEFA Cup once and for all. more...
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen reckons a win over Chelsea tonight could signal the dawn of an exciting new era for Mark Hughes' rapidly improving Blackburn Rovers. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes reckons the absence of Frank Lampard and John Terry could give Rovers a crucial advantage against Chelsea tonight. more...
Sam For England
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
Soccer Headlines
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school are kicking off their day with games of football. more...
Sport From Around The Area
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley will meet Farnworth in the next round of the National Knockout after beating Moorside on Saturday. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Sport Tasters
TEENAGE striker Kyle Lafferty is promising to hit new heights for Burnley next season. more...
MORTEN Gamst Pedersen reckons a win over Chelsea tonight could signal the dawn of an exciting new era for Mark Hughes' rapidly improving Blackburn Rovers. more...
PAUL Cook is preparing himself for an emotional night at the Interlink Express Stadium. more...
Sporting Highlights
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
CHAMPIONS Walshaw, their predecessors Elton, and revitalised Edgworth are setting the pace at the top of the Bolton Association. more...
THE Bolton League got their delayed season off to a big hitting start with a string of centuries dominating the opening day's matches. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley's promotion heroes have won praise from the Government for their "triumph in the face of adversity." more...
PAUL Cook is preparing himself for an emotional night at the Interlink Express Stadium. more...
Stanley Reports
THE season may only just have ended for Nationwide Conference champions Accrington Stanley, but they are already making plans for next term. more...
THE season may only just have ended for Nationwide Conference champions Accrington Stanley, but they are already making plans for next term. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
ROCK legend Ozzy Osbourne and pop band McFly have been signed up to play at the Prince's Trust Tower of London concert. more...
A STAGE hypnotist and street magician from Bolton is set on becoming the next celebrity magic act. more...
EMMERDALE star Sammy Winward put on her walking shoes to take part in a charity Toddle Waddle. more...
Stephen Cummings
Reviewing Burnley's 2005/06 campaign is easy. Dig out last season's end-of-term piece, take out the bit about the good cup runs and it's more or less job done. more...
Tasters
A TEENAGER who walked free from court after killing her mum's boyfriend could be facing jail after apparently breaching the conditions of her sentence. more...
A TEENAGER who walked free from court after killing her mum's boyfriend could be facing jail after apparently breaching the conditions of her sentence. more...
PRIME Minister Tony Blair today made a surprise visit to Blackburn in a bid to boost support for Labour ahead of Thursday's local elections. more...
THE price of homes in Darwen has risen at one of the fastest rates in the country over the past year, the Halifax said today. more...
Theatre
Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society is putting on a show set to confuse and delight in equal measures with Ray Cooney's modern farce Caught In The Net, from May 11 to 13. more...
Colne's dramatic society is staging its latest production from now until May 7. more...
Tv Reviews
THE best thing about Bank Holidays isn't the lie-in or the thought of a four-day week it's getting a chance to discover some of the TV gems ladies of leisure and students enjoy all year round. more...
Uefa Cup Round-Up
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
University Of Bolton
IT IS booming, it is one of Britain's newest entertainment industries and now videogaming is helping to swell the number of students wanting places at the University of Bolton. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
STAND-IN skipper Ricardo Gardner is out of Wanderers game against
Middlesbrough tomorrow. more...
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
STAND-IN skipper Ricardo Gardner is out of Wanderers game against
Middlesbrough tomorrow. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
Wanderers News
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
Pacy American striker, Johann Smith, was on target last night when Wanderers Reserves won 1-0 at Blackburn. more...
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
STAND-IN skipper Ricardo Gardner is out of Wanderers game against
Middlesbrough tomorrow. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
BOLTON Wanderers need Chelsea to live up to their title-winning reputation, if they are to retain any chance of securing a UEFA Cup spot. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
STAND-IN skipper Ricardo Gardner is out of Wanderers game against
Middlesbrough tomorrow. more...
BOLTON Wanderers' star Kevin Nolan is putting something back into the game he loves. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
Waterfoot
THE LIBRARIAN of a popular Rossendale library left a heartfelt final parting shot on the day of its closure. more...
We Say
SIX months ago, teenager David Officer had, by his own admission, no prospects. He was expelled from his school last year for fighting and is also the subject of an anti-social behaviour order. more...
PROTECTING the democratic process is one of the main responsibilities of a civilised society. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . .
THERE'S a lot of talk about a regenerated Manchester and an up and coming Liverpool being the engines powering the dramatic growth in tourism in the North-west. more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
BOLTON attracted 9.3 million visitors who spent £176 million last year. Now, against a background of a rebuilt Manchester city centre and Liverpool about to become Capital of Culture in 2008, Wes Wright looks at Bolton's growing tourist trade . . . more...
A BRASS band concert is taking place at Bolton School this month. more...
THE annual meeting of North Turton Parish Council is being held tonight. more...
EPILEPTIC Andrew Smith, aged 35, from Leigh, is to climb Ben Nevis to raise money for Epilepsy Action. more...
Whitefield Headlines
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
A BURY man who was caught smuggling more than 3,000 ecstasy tablets into Thailand has had his 99-year prison sentence reduced. more...
A LANCASHIRE man has become a millionaire in this month's Premium Bond draw. more...
World Cup Briefing
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
FORGET that boring rendition by rock band Embrace, the best World Cup song is by Liverpool comedian Stan Boardman. more...
ENGLAND will have until the day before their World Cup campaign begins on June 10 to replace Wayne Rooney, should they need to, a Fifa spokesman confirmed this morning. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
NO news was bad news for Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce today as all the
indicators pointed to Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren being installed
as England's new coach. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
WEB fans believe Sam Allardyce should be the new England manager according to our exclusive poll. more...
You Say
I AM horrified to discover Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is causing suffering and death to the pigeons in the area. more...
WITH regard to the front page of the Bolton Evening News , April 21, "Gunned down", pigeons shot on Farnworth market. more...
IT is sad that Mrs Carr of Horwich (Letters, April 28), did not come down to Deane on St George's Day. more...
IN response to the letter in the Bolton Evening News, April 28 "A sad day for St George" more...
When the local elections finally arrive I will be voting Conservative. more...
I WONDER if Bolton Council ever gave a thought to the quality of life of the people living along Worsley Road, Longcauseway, Buckley Lane and Albert Road when they decided to improve the junction between these roads. more...
PETER Johnston is obviously correct to say that American foreign policy is a cause of instability in the Middle East (April 25), but I do not accept that this instability is a significant factor in the rising cost of oil. more...
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed closure of the Clarence Street Centre. more...
