Stories for 23 May 2006
Accrington
AN alcoholic and heroin addict has been jailed after he pleaded with magistrates to send him to prison. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan has bought his first house. more...
AMIR Khan hopes to take time out to see cousin Sajid Mahmood play for England in the Second Test at Edgbaston this week. more...
FRANK Warren has no plans to put Amir Khan as top-of-the-bill of his boxing shows. more...
AMIR Khan's father Shaajad breathed a huge sigh of relief after seeing his son come through unscathed against experienced Laszlo Komjathi. more...
Barnoldswick
PEOPLE in West Craven are fighting back against criminals by setting up a new neighbourhood watch scheme. more...
Blackburn
A CONFECTIONER is hoping to sweeten the Queen's vist to Blackburn by treating her to a box of his handmade Belgian chocolates. more...
A PENSIONER has said he is glad to have gone completely deaf because it has got rid of the irritating hearing condition tinnitus. more...
A LANDLADY has told how bar staff and drinkers were left "shocked and scared" when a man allegedly walked into the pub brandishing a gun. more...
One in three cabs stopped during safety checks in Blackburn town centre have had their licences suspended after failing to meet minimum safety standards. more...
A STORE boss today told of the moment a serial armed robber pointed a gun at his head and branded the raider inhuman'. more...
A STORE boss today told of the moment a serial armed robber pointed a gun at his head and branded the raider inhuman'. more...
Blackburn Hawks
AN ice hockey team is to introduce a memorial trophy following the sudden death of one of its players. more...
Bolton News
THESE are the horrific wounds left on the victim of an unprovoked knife attack. more...
ALMOST a month's worth of rain fell in Bolton over the weekend with more on the way. more...
BOLTON is one of the most crime-ridden places in the country, according to a new survey. more...
A COUPLE from Westhoughton have spent the past year and £1,500 rescuing a dog which was suffering in appalling conditions in Cyprus. more...
PETER Kay is the funniest man alive, according to a national poll. more...
POP band McFly has announced they will perform at this summer's premier pop event. more...
A BRONZE bust of Salford artist LS Lowry worth thousands of pounds has been stolen from Manchester Art Gallery. more...
SCHOOLS in Bolton are setting the pace in serving up healthy meals to pupils. more...
SCORES of classic examples of Bolton wit which could end up carved into the pavement on Churchgate have been sent to Bolton Council. more...
A TOP Bolton eye doctor has blasted the Government for spending cash on private healthcare in a bid to cut waiting lists. more...
Police have employed a Cracker-style criminal profiler to help catch a knifeman after one woman was left with multiple stab wounds and a second was threatened in separate incidents in Salford. more...
BOLTON computer users are mad about our local sporting heroes. more...
TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan has bought his first house. more...
A TEENAGER has been evicted from her home for making her neighbour's lives a misery. more...
FOOTBALLERS and fans in Bolton are being asked to raise money for cancer research and help villagers in Brazil. more...
by Paul Keaveny
THIS controversial painting shows Christ being crucified on a twisted girder from the World Trade Centre in New York. more...
INA Shawcross, one of Farnworth's most colourful and popular personalities, has died in the Royal Bolton Hospital after a short illness at the age of 97. more...
A FUN-LOVING amateur musician died suddenly after he was admitted to hospital suffering from liver problems. more...
WORRIED staff working for NHS Direct in Bolton, who fear losing their jobs in a major reorganisation, were coming face to face with the head of the health helpline service today. more...
THE editor of the music website VirtualFestivals.com has urged musicians of all types to enter the Bolton Evening News's Local Heroes competition and possibly win a slot at six of this summer's music festivals. more...
AN historic public house with links to notorious highwayman Dick Turpin has been put up for sale in Farnworth. more...
CALLS for a memorial to be built in memory of canal regeneration campaigner, Margaret Fletcher, have been made by fellow enthusiasts. more...
CAMPAIGNERS in Bolton fighting to prevent an asylum seeking family from being deported today welcomed a Church of England report condemning Government policy on immigration. more...
SPRITELY centenarian Lily Johnson took to the dance floor to celebrate her big 100 in style. more...
STEAMY clouds drift around a cascade of water surrounded by the broad leaves of exotic plants. more...
Brisa Column
Last month I talked mostly about the issue of attendances at Ewood and what the club has been doing about it. I detailed some of the questions we asked and went through some of the replies. This month, I'm going to try to expand on a few of them rather than giving you just a quick overview. more...
Burnley
A BURNLEY drugs courier caught red-handed with more than £4million worth of cannabis, destined for dealers across the North West, has been jailed. more...
POLICE have issued a new appeal for help in catching an armed robber who held up a Burnley funeral home at gunpoint. more...
BURNLEY union official Terry Burns has been appointed as the new chairman of Lancashire County Council. more...
THIEVES left children and staff at a Padiham primary school devastated after breaking in and stealing thousands of pounds of computer equipment. more...
STUDENTS have not been allocated any parking spaces for a new sixth form college in Burnley, it was revealed today. more...
Business Headlines
TWO friends have turned their boyhood passion for cars into a million pound business. more...
BOSSES of Bolton's biggest pub chain says the company is bucking national trends as more people chose to drink at home. more...
Clarets News
Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has paid tribute to striker Kyle Lafferty who capped a wonderful year by making his Northern Ireland debut in America. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
AN ice hockey team is to introduce a memorial trophy following the sudden death of one of its players. more...
Clitheroe
A residents' parking scheme to reduce traffic chaos in Clitheroe town centre could be in operation by the end of the year. more...
Cricket Round-Up
SAJID Mahmood put his feet up at home over the weekend delighted he had been retained in the England squad after his sensational Test debut at Lord's. more...
Darwen
PLANS for a million-pound sports hall at Darwen Vale High School which would also be available for the community have been unveiled. more...
Edgworth News
AN ADVENTURER is set to cross one of the world's most famous deserts by camel to raise £100,000 for charity. more...
Editor'S Comment
PROVIDING sufficient parking spaces for people coming into our town centres is a problem throughout the country. more...
PROVIDING sufficient parking spaces for people coming into our town centres is a problem throughout the country. more...
Education
STUDENTS have not been allocated any parking spaces for a new sixth form college in Burnley, it was revealed today. more...
Education News
AS a teenager, all Mike Giles wanted to do was to become a chef. But the thought of an extra three years of higher education and the lively social scene that went with it proved to be a more tempting offer. more...
PUPILS at Westhoughton High School will be up in court again, in a trial attracting national attention. more...
CHILDREN are being given the green light to get as dirty as they like next month. For June 12 to 16 is National School Grounds Week. more...
Gig Guide
CHICAGO band The Sonnets will rock their way across the pond to perform at Accrington on May 27. We caught up with lead singer/guitarist Vee Sonnets. more...
Great Harwood
GREAT Harwood had to mop up after floods left a number of shops and a pub under water for several hours. more...
Health
A PENSIONER has said he is glad to have gone completely deaf because it has got rid of the irritating hearing condition tinnitus. more...
A HOSPITAL could close and be replaced on another site, health bosses have indicated. more...
A HOSPITAL could close and be replaced on another site, health bosses have indicated. more...
Latest Sport
A SUCCESSFUL local wrestling club is looking for sponsorship to help them compete in a top international tournament. more...
Letters
IT SEEMS the first of the Liberal chickens are coming home to roost with remarkable rapidity. more...
TO the people of Fernhurst ward, Blackburn, please accept my belated thanks for support during the last local elections. more...
I HAVE just been made aware, by my mother, who has just returned from a visit to family in Darwen, that a suggestion has been made that Darwen Tower could benefit from a revamp. more...
I WAS initially writing to express my sheer dismay that some residents of the Fernhurst Ward, Blackburn, had been duped into voting for the EFP. more...
MORE soldiers killed in Iraq! British troops should be pulled out now. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
CAMPAIGNERS against opencast mining are bracing themselves for another battle following plans by Britain's biggest private mining group to develop the Lomax site at Over Hulton. more...
Margo
NOW we all know politicians are just a little two-faced. more...
Politics
A LEADING Pendle Tory has hit out at plans which could see the borough's next general election candidate chosen because of their background. more...
Read
AN MP today warned county council transport bosses that more people will die if emergency traffic calming measures are not put in place at an accident blackspot. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes will decide in the next few days whether or not to pursue his interest in Florent Sinama Pongolle. more...
Thwaites has become the official beer supplier for Blackburn Rovers. more...
Stanley News
PAUL Mullin has revealed he had to put his family ahead of his country after withdrawing from the initial National Game XI squad. more...
Travel
COMMUTERS faced more than 10 hours of delays yesterday after a train was damaged when it hit an object on the track. more...
Tv Reviews
WHILE the inmates continue to create mayhem in the televisual freak show that is Big Brother, ITV have clearly decided to step in and demonstrate once and for all that there is only one reality TV show this summer. more...
WHILE the inmates continue to create mayhem in the televisual freak show that is Big Brother, ITV have clearly decided to step in and demonstrate once and for all that there is only one reality TV show this summer. more...
Wanderers News
BOLTON Wanderers have been told it will take a staggering £12 million to land Crystal Palace's England striker Andy Johnson. more...
You Say
I REFER to the recent article following the opening of the new Urban Outreach headquarters in Salop Street. more...
SO Mr Manley says that Brynmoor has no architectural merit, "1920s house should go, say developers", May 17. more...
WITH regard to the article on train overcrowding, highlighted by the Bolton to Manchester route, I fully agree with Dr Iddon's comments. more...
RE: "Welcoming Party on the Hillside", (May 17). The fundamental flaw in the Edgworth Against Turbines (EAT) group's argument is that it puts an immediate aesthetic concern masts "would harm the look of the moors" before long-term environmental issues. more...
YOUR readers may recall my previous correspondence to your columns on the long-running fight to prevent over-development at the site of Newfield, Grange Road, Bromley Cross, situated on the edge of the Jumbles Country Park. more...
SO, another £40 million is to be spent again, trying to improve the town centre, this time by demolishing shops bordering Corporation Street and Market Street. more...
