Stories for 31 May 2006
Accrington
A PUBLIC inquiry into the fate of an out-of-town shopping centre which traders in Accrington have claimed would be the "knell" for the town has been cancelled. more...
Andy Payton
I KNOW just how Wayne Rooney is feeling right now because I have suffered the exact same injury. more...
I KNOW just how Wayne Rooney is feeling right now because I have suffered the exact same injury. more...
I KNOW just how Wayne Rooney is feeling right now because I have suffered the exact same injury. more...
Audio And Video
The Young Knives squeaked into the top 40 with their official debut single Here Comes The Rumour Mill. They release their next single, She's Attracted To, on June 19. Watch the video here. more...
The Young Knives squeaked into the top 40 with their official debut single Here Comes The Rumour Mill. They release their next single, She's Attracted To, on June 19. Watch the video here. more...
Bands In Profile
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
Baxenden
FIRMS which collect donations to help people in the Third World are really making a profit out of unwitting householders, Trading Standards chiefs have warned. more...
Blackburn
A BABY was rescued through the bedroom window of a house following a suspected arson attack. more...
TRADE groups have given the thumbs-up to the announcement a tenant has been found for a vacant building at the heart of Blackburn's flagship Church Street regeneration. more...
A BLACKBURN school which is set to reopen in a £3million new building in September has received a boost from government inspectors ahead of the move. more...
A SUPPORT group dedicated to bringing together stroke sufferers and their carers has celebrated its 20th anniversary. more...
Bolton News
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
THE Bolton branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) has made a plea for volunteers after seeing its numbers plummet. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
STOP smoking campaigners in Bolton have welcomed Government proposals to put pictures of diseased lungs on cigarette packets in a bid to encourage people to quit. more...
HEART-THROB Ronan Keating is urging people in Bolton to visit a special mobile cancer awareness bus which will be visiting the tow . more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
PUPILS sitting GCSEs at Turton High School have been given a helping hand to calm their nerves by those responsible for marking their exam papers. more...
A PICK-UP truck driver has called on fellow motorists to challenge council parking fines after he won his battle to get a ticket cancelled. more...
POLICE are doubling the bill for stewarding a beach-based concert to be presented by Bolton-born Vernon Kay. more...
BOLTON School pupil Thorrun Govind is well on the way to achieving her ambition of becoming a television presenter. more...
THE future of baby and children's services in Bolton and the rest of Greater Manchester is being analysed by independent healthcare specialists. more...
A GROUP of residents has joined the fight against a council application to transform parks across Bolton into year-round venues for music concerts, radio roadshows and firework displays. more...
THE drive to encourage more people to become school governors has had a dramatic effect. more...
A BOLTON teacher has been invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate 50 years of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards after helping put more than 150 pupils through the scheme. more...
A NEW-look youth centre has officially opened its doors to the public after a £156,000 refurbishment. more...
A RUN down historic part of Bolton is set for a major revamp after landing a £1.6 million cash boost. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
BIPPO the Clown has had to water-down his act because of the drought in the south of England. more...
A BALL will be held to raise money to give children from less wealthy backgrounds the chance to be educated at Bolton School. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Takeaways, public toilets, the market and anti-social behaviour are all issues of concern to shoppers in Farnworth. more...
BOLTON-born painter Thomas Moran, famed for his trail-blazing images of the American West, is featured again in a major New York exhibition 80 years after his death. more...
A PEDIGREE puppy was snatched by a thug as it was being walked by its owner. more...
A PEDIGREE puppy was snatched by a thug as it was being walked by its owner. more...
YOUNGSTERS have been ploughing their efforts into creating a community garden for the elderly. more...
A NEW summer drink / drug drive campaign is launched in the North-west with a football theme as the World Cup kicks off. more...
THREE violent foreign offenders, who should have been deported from the UK after serving jail sentences for their part in an attack, are still at large. more...
LEGENDARY football commentator John Motson visited Bolton to meet fans and sign copies of his new book. more...
A BOLTON Euro MP has called for a timetable for closure for Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
A NEW summer drink / drug drive campaign is launched in the North-west with a football theme as the World Cup kicks off. more...
LEGENDARY football commentator John Motson visited Bolton to meet fans and sign copies of his new book. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
BIPPO the Clown has had to water-down his act because of the drought in the south of England. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
A NEW summer drink / drug drive campaign is launched in the North-west with a football theme as the World Cup kicks off. more...
LEGENDARY football commentator John Motson visited Bolton to meet fans and sign copies of his new book. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
A NEW summer drink / drug drive campaign is launched in the North-west with a football theme as the World Cup kicks off. more...
LEGENDARY football commentator John Motson visited Bolton to meet fans and sign copies of his new book. more...
Burnley
THE threat of spontaneous disorder remains in Burnley five years after the town was rocked by three days of rioting, a major new report concludes. more...
COMMUNITY leaders today gave a mixed reaction to the imminent publication of the Burnley 2006 The Real Story report. more...
THE OWNER of a high-powered vehicle was threatened by a gang wielding a crowbar in a terrifying late-night raid at his Burnley home. more...
Bury News
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BIPPO the Clown has had to water-down his act because of the drought in the south of England. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
BIPPO the Clown has had to water-down his act because of the drought in the south of England. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Business Headlines
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Business News
TRADE groups have given the thumbs-up to the announcement a tenant has been found for a vacant building at the heart of Blackburn's flagship Church Street regeneration. more...
Caroline Dutton
I BET I wasn't the only one who was surprised to find themselves swell with pride when the Queen visited Blackburn's Church Street last week. more...
Cars News
With thousands of English football fans travelling to Germany to follow the team's World Cup progress, Co-operative Insurance has issued information for fans about driving in Germany. more...
Chorley Cc Reports
Chorley fell to an eight wicket defeat to Darwen on Monday as visiting professional Atif Ashraf hit an unbeaten 92. more...
Chorley had a losing draw at Kendal when they managed to hang on to 96 for the loss of nine wickets in 45 overs. more...
Chorley News
A coachload of family and friends will travel to Essex today to support Lana Williams who is dancing her way to stardom. more...
Camelot theme park has 'joust' the thing for youngsters this summer. more...
A community is coming to terms with the shock death of an 11-year-old boy who collapsed on a school cross country run. more...
Top spiritual medium Derek Acorah will be the guest star at a popular Chorley gala which looks set to attract a record number of visitors this year. more...
As England's footballers prepare to bring home the bacon at the World Cup, a Chorley leisure attraction is celebrating an arrival of a different kind. more...
Staff at Chorley's Morrisons store in Brooke Street are celebrating after it was declared 'Top store in the UK' in a Grocer 33 survey. more...
A local entrepreneur is flying the flag for England's World Cup dreams. more...
A Chorley school's silver jubilee celebrations was a glittering occasion as pupils and staff at St Mary's Catholic Primary all wore an item of silver clothing to mark the special day last Friday. more...
Arsonists are believed to have started a blaze at a popular Chorley golf centre which caused £10,000 damage on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
Police are stepping up patrols in Astley Village after car criminals went on the rampage again. more...
A unique new eco-village powered by the latest energy-efficient technologies has been welcomed by green' supporters in the borough. more...
Residents in Swansey Lane, Clayton-le-Woods have been told they can now keep their back gardens and allotments which were to be have been put up for sale. more...
Chorley golfer Glenn Turner is on course for a world record for playing the most golf courses in a year in his bid to raise £1m for charity. more...
Chorley health chiefs hope they are on the road to success to getting smokers to quit before the new ban arrives next year. more...
A coachload of family and friends will travel to Essex today to support Lana Williams who is dancing her way to stardom. more...
A five-year-old Chorley golfer is heading to the USA to take part in the 2006 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships. more...
LANCASHIRE trade unions have called on Chorley Council to halt the transfer of its housing stock to a social landlord. more...
CHORLEY teenagers are set to turn the volume up on the local music scene as they prepare for the town's Midsummer Festival later this year. more...
Clarets News
THE SCOUT who put Burnley's Kyle Lafferty on the road to international recognition has tipped the striker for a big future. more...
Steve Cotterill today confirmed that he is NOT interested in joining Portsmouth. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
A REUNION is being held for former pupils of Mount Pleasant School, in Clayton-le-Moors. more...
Clitheroe
CLITHEROE'S popular Great Days Festival is to take place this weekend after fears that the event would be cancelled. more...
Comedy
Writer Gervaise Phinn, dubbed the 'James Herriot of schools', comes to Preston on June 2 to share some of his hilarious tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. more...
Darwen
A ROW has broken out in Darwen over where cash ought to be spent, after Sudell ward councillor Roy Davies claimed his district was missing out. more...
Editor'S Comment
TODAY'S report looking at what has been achieved in post-riot Burnley in the past five years contains many positives. more...
TODAY'S report looking at what has been achieved in post-riot Burnley in the past five years contains many positives. more...
Education
A BLACKBURN school which is set to reopen in a £3million new building in September has received a boost from government inspectors ahead of the move. more...
Education News
PUPILS sitting GCSEs at Turton High School have been given a helping hand to calm their nerves by those responsible for marking their exam papers. more...
TEENAGERS at Hayward School will undergo training to prepare them for their role as prefects. more...
THE drive to encourage more people to become school governors has had a dramatic effect. more...
A BOLTON teacher has been invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate 50 years of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards after helping put more than 150 pupils through the scheme. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
Events In And Around Leigh
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
The four members of The Jakpot hail from all across the north, reside in Manchester and come to Preston on May 25 to plug their punky debut single. more...
Gig Guide
Former Blockheads drummer Dylan Howe, now a jazz star, is on the road with a new album and he's bringing his Quintet to Clitheroe on August 16. more...
Health News
STOP smoking campaigners in Bolton have welcomed Government proposals to put pictures of diseased lungs on cigarette packets in a bid to encourage people to quit. more...
THE future of baby and children's services in Bolton and the rest of Greater Manchester is being analysed by independent healthcare specialists. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
Jobs News
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Lancashire
A FINE-BUSTER who has won legal battles across the country today claimed thousands of motorists across Lancashire had been illegally issued with parking tickets. more...
POLICE bosses were today urged to arm all Lancashire officers with stun guns after they claimed they faced increasing violence and danger. more...
Lancashire News
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. more...
Lancs Gigs
Before G4 and Il Divo, Amici Forever were already mixing contemporary pop and classical music. The original 'opera band' play Manchester on June 1 - we spoke to their tenor, David Habbin. more...
Before G4 and Il Divo, Amici Forever were already mixing contemporary pop and classical music. The original 'opera band' play Manchester on June 1 - we spoke to their tenor, David Habbin. more...
Latest Sport
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Leigh Headlines
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Letters
IT is necessary to put the record straight in relation to ex-councillor Peter Kenyon's outburst (LET, May 23) against those who care about Towneley. more...
I WAS pleased to see a letter on May 20 regarding the new one-way system in Blackburn town centre. I quite agree. I have lived in Blackburn all my life and frequent the shopping centre and surrounding shops on a regular basis, and the one-way system still baffles me. more...
I WAS pleased to see a letter on May 20 regarding the new one-way system in Blackburn town centre. I quite agree. more...
I HAVE watched numerous programmes on TV about deportees who have committed crimes including rape and murder. more...
Local Bands
UP and coming East Lancashire bands can win a chance to play at a major festival this summer. more...
Local Sports Updates
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
SUPERSTAR steeplejack Fred Dibnah CAN built a replica mine head in his back garden, planning councillors have finally agreed. more...
BOLTON-born painter Thomas Moran, famed for his trail-blazing images of the American West, is featured again in a major New York exhibition 80 years after his death. more...
Motorsport
SUPERBIKE legend Carl Fogarty wants to sign up Neil Hodgson for his team next season. more...
News About Local Jobs
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. more...
Oswaldtwistle
A DISUSED fire station in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, was damaged in a blaze yesterday. more...
Pendle News
PEOPLE who leave out bags of litter in Pendle streets are being threatened with legal action and possible £1,000 fines by the council. more...
TOURISTS visiting Pendle can now save their weary feet and take the scenic route through witch and Bronte country by car. more...
Politics
THE newly-elected chairman of Rossendale and Darwen Conservative group has vowed to brighten up politics. more...
THE new chairman of the Rossendale and Darwen Conservatives has vowed to brighten up politics and says his mission is not to fight the Labour Party but to combat the Apathy Party'. more...
FORMER Rossendale and Darwen MP Sir David Trippier has told the Tory High Command to pick a Northern candidate if it is to win its key East Lancashire target seat of Rossendale and Darwen. more...
Prestwich Headlines
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Public Transport
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
A NEW chairman has been elected to the Radcliffe Area Board. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. more...
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. more...
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Ribble Valley News
MORE than 500 pupils are expected to attend workshops to teach them how to keep safe over the summer holidays. more...
Ribblesdale League
EARBY Cricket Club have managed to avoid early season teething troubles, despite the dawn of a new era. more...
Rishton
Life-savers from all parts of the community have been recruited to use emergency heart-starting machines in Rishton. more...
Thieves broke into PSB Motorbodies, in Walmsley Street, Rishton, and tried to steal a car. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes is weighing up a move for Europe's answer to Peter Crouch. more...
FORMER Blackburn Rovers favourite Craig Short has teamed up with his younger brother Chris in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity this summer. more...
Shakers Updates
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
Soccer Headlines
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Sport From Around The Area
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Sporting Highlights
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. more...
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. more...
Stacksteads
CHILDREN using a new games area in Stacksteads are being put at risk after fly-tippers targeted the area, a leading councillor warned today. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley full back Leam Richardson is keen to put pen to paper on a new contract. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
HEART-THROB Ronan Keating is urging people in Bolton to visit a special mobile cancer awareness bus which will be visiting the tow . more...
POLICE are doubling the bill for stewarding a beach-based concert to be presented by Bolton-born Vernon Kay. more...
BOLTON School pupil Thorrun Govind is well on the way to achieving her ambition of becoming a television presenter. more...
A BALL will be held to raise money to give children from less wealthy backgrounds the chance to be educated at Bolton School. more...
Theatre News From The Bolton Area
Out of sight, out of murder, St Vincent's ADS, Parish Hall, Over Hulton, until Saturday.
FOR their tenth anniversary production, St Vincents have got into the party spirit with this extremely funny and clever send-up of the murder mystery genre. more...
Current and forthcoming events
St Vincents Dramatic Society
Out of Sight..Out of Murder
Parish Centre, Rutherford Drive, Over Hulton
May 30 - June 3. Tickets 01204 64049 or on the door
Wingates Band and The Houghton Weavers
Rivington Hall Barn, Horwich
May 31. Tickets 01942 845001 or 07970 131460
Marco Players
A Chorus Of Disapproval
Chorley Old Road Methodist Community Hall
May 31 - June 3. Information 01204 841561
Farnworth PAC
It Runs in the Family
Farnworth Little Theatre
Cross Street, Farnworth
June 13-17. Tickets 01204 527092
Bolton Choral Union
Gala Concert with Claire Moore and Besses o' th' Barn Brass Band
Victoria Hall, Bolton
June 17. Tickets 01204 492301 or 01204 591563
Bolton Symphony Orchestra
Gala Concert in aid of the N.S.P.C.C. more...
Current and forthcoming events more...
A YOUNG male singer is needed for Walmsley Amateur Kids Theatre's new production. more...
SPOOKS and seductions feature heavily in Opera 74's forthcoming production of Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach. more...
The Ladybridge Singers will be in concert in St James' Church in New Bury, Farnworth, on Saturday at 2.30pm. more...
The Ladybridge Singers will be in concert in St James' Church in New Bury, Farnworth, on Saturday at 2.30pm. more...
A CRACKING comedy from the pen of Ray Cooney is the next production from Farnworth Performing Arts Company. more...
THE New Rosemere Society's recruitment drive attracted more than 40 Gilbert & Sullivan fans. more...
THE Queen has sent her good wishes and appreciation to the Bolton Festival Choir and Orchestra for a specially-commissioned musical piece to celebrate her 80th birthday. more...
THE magical world of Narnia was recreated at Bolton's Victoria Hall at the weekend. more...
BOLTON poets are being sought to represent the town in a new UK book of poetry. more...
Tv News
A coachload of family and friends will travel to Essex today to support Lana Williams who is dancing her way to stardom. more...
A coachload of family and friends will travel to Essex today to support Lana Williams who is dancing her way to stardom. more...
Tv Reviews
I REALLY didn't need to know Denise Welch's thoughts about the thong. more...
I REALLY didn't need to know Denise Welch's thoughts about the thong. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
Wanderers News
FOUR lucky winners will be cheering on Bolton Wanderers at every home game after winning season tickets in a Bolton Evening News competition. more...
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. more...
Want To Be On Tv?
BBC show Masterchef Goes Large is scouring the country for talented amateur cooks to take part in their third series. more...
What'S On
The North West Vintage Machinery Club is holding its 14th Vintage Steam Rally and Country Fair at Heskin Hall, Wood Lane, Heskin, this Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, from 10am-5pm, with proceeds going to Eccleston's Rainbow House charity. more...
Visitors to Pictures in the Park the open air concert extravaganza with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in aid of Derian House Children's Hospice SS are in for a real treat. more...
Chorley's eco warriors will be out in force following United Nations' World Environment Day on June 5. more...
Malcolm Ashton, who spent 22 years working in cricket as a scorer for the BBC and with the England team, will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Chorley and South Ribble Business Club. more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
AN open day will be held at the Heaton Village Club in Waddington Road, on June 3. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
Whats On
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. more...
Whitefield Headlines
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. more...
World Cup Briefing
NOW you have to decide who to watch. Gary Lineker will anchor the BBC coverage, with Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Gordon Strachan, Lee Dixon and World Cup winners Leonardo and Marcel Desailly in the studio. more...
ENGLAND's penultimate warm-up before the World Cup starts next week ended in a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford which left almost as many questions unanswered, despite a David Beckham-inspired victory. more...
Hansen's Eyebrows is on track to become the nation's unofficial favourite World Cup anthem as web-surfers worldwide download the song in their thousands. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
ENGLAND's penultimate warm-up before the World Cup starts next week ended in a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford which left almost as many questions unanswered, despite a David Beckham-inspired victory. more...
Hansen's Eyebrows is on track to become the nation's unofficial favourite World Cup anthem as web-surfers worldwide download the song in their thousands. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
ENGLAND's penultimate warm-up before the World Cup starts next week ended in a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford which left almost as many questions unanswered, despite a David Beckham-inspired victory. more...
Hansen's Eyebrows is on track to become the nation's unofficial favourite World Cup anthem as web-surfers worldwide download the song in their thousands. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
ENGLAND's penultimate warm-up before the World Cup starts next week ended in a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford which left almost as many questions unanswered, despite a David Beckham-inspired victory. more...
Hansen's Eyebrows is on track to become the nation's unofficial favourite World Cup anthem as web-surfers worldwide download the song in their thousands. more...
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. more...
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. more...
You Say
WHEN I read the Letters page of the Bolton Evening News, I often find it makes my blood boil with some of the things that go on in Bolton. more...
