Stories for 5 May 2006
Andy Lochhead
WELL, the Clarets' re-building process has already begun and I have to say I'm a little surprised. more...
Area News
Fylde coast folk who need emotional support, but don't want to talk, can now use a round-the-clock text service instead. more...
Barrowford
A POLICE officer pounding the Pendle beat has turned his back on the traditional bike to get around. more...
BARROWFORD Post Office is set to move into the nearby Spar shop. more...
Blackburn
A LEARNER driver who panicked after crashing into a parked car drove around the corner and smashed into another. more...
ONE of the most right wing political parties in Britain last night recorded a startling success in Blackburn. more...
ONE of the most right wing political parties in Britain last night recorded a startling success in Blackburn. more...
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was allegedly spat at while out canvassing yesterday. more...
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was allegedly spat at while out canvassing yesterday. more...
LABOUR bucked the national trend in the Blackburn with Darwen elections to cling on to control of the council. more...
"RAMPAGING" youths in hoodies have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage in a 30-minute spree of vandalism. more...
A BLACKBURN engineering firm has been given the chance to compete with overseas markets thanks to a grant. more...
A BABY boy escaped with minor injuries after falling out of a first floor window. more...
A KURD who waved a knife in a Blackburn street disturbance lost his temper after being compared to Saddam Hussain. more...
A 33-YEAR-OLD addict stole his terminally ill mum's TV set after she refused to lend him money for drugs. more...
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has written a tribute to the town's first Socialist MP Philip Snowden who started his career as a Tory "Bogeyman" and ended up branded a Labour traitor. more...
A TEENAGER once on the books of Blackburn Rovers took part in a random, drink-fuelled burglary, a court heard. more...
Blackpool News
Police have come up with a new way of ensuring Blackpool residents protect their identities as well as their bank balance. more...
More than 50 holidaymakers and staff were evacuated after an early morning fire struck a Blackpool hotel during the Bank Holiday weekend. more...
More than 50 holidaymakers and staff were evacuated after an early morning fire struck a Blackpool hotel during the Bank Holiday weekend. more...
Blackpool arthritis sufferers are helping boffins investigate how sound technology normally used to detect structural faults in buildings can help make their lives better. more...
Blackpool councillors are to debate whether to allow a new amusement venue on the site of the arson-ravaged Grab City' arcade. more...
Blackpool councillors are to debate whether to allow a new amusement venue on the site of the arson-ravaged Grab City' arcade. more...
A notorious Blackpool paedophile who used his training as a circus clown to lure his young victims has been found dead in his prison cell. more...
Detectives questioning runaway Blackpool schoolgirl Chelsea Thomas are to continue their investigations in the town where she was discovered. more...
Blackpool Tower has been named as an icon of England' in a new internet survey. more...
Councillors have backed the recommendations of an independent study into why girls are underachieving in Blackpool high schools. more...
A minister has been urged to scrap plans to move civil service jobs from Blackpool to India. more...
Blackpool voters should go to the polls to decide if the town should allow a super-casino, Liberal Democrats say. more...
Thieves have stolen a further £17,000 worth of high-tech computer equipment after raiding a Blackpool college for the second time in ten days. more...
Tony Blair was in Blackpool this week in what could prove to be his last visit to the resort as Prime Minister. more...
Workers at Blackpool's troubled TVR car factory are facing more uncertainty after management refused to attend a mass meeting over their future on the Fylde coast. more...
A man was left clinging to the legs of a Blackpool pier in rapidly swelling tides following a heated row with his girlfriend on Bank Holiday weekend. more...
Bolton Council Election Results
ASTLEY BRIDGE
* John Walsh (Con) 2,424
Muhammad Rafiq (Lab) 686
Jaleh Salari (Lib Dem) 351
Howard Broadbent (Soc Lab) 250
Majority - 1,738 Con hold
Percentage poll - 36.36
BRADSHAW
* Paul Brierley (Con) 2,319
Janice Sutton (Lab) 751
Stephen Frederick Howarth (Lib Dem) 539
Majority - 1,568 Con hold
Percentage poll - 39.32
BREIGHTMET
* Lynda Jean Byrne (Lab) 1,435
Richard Elliott (Con) 1,358
Edward Rae Hill (Lib Dem) 351
Majority - 77 Lab hold
Percentage poll - 31.01??? more...
ASTLEY BRIDGE
* John Walsh (Con) 2,424
Muhammad Rafiq (Lab) 686
Jaleh Salari (Lib Dem) 351
Howard Broadbent (Soc Lab) 250
Majority - 1,738 Con hold
Percentage poll - 36.36
BRADSHAW
* Paul Brierley (Con) 2,319
Janice Sutton (Lab) 751
Stephen Frederick Howarth (Lib Dem) 539
Majority - 1,568 Con hold
Percentage poll - 39.32
BREIGHTMET
* Lynda Jean Byrne (Lab) 1,435
Richard Elliott (Con) 1,358
Edward Rae Hill (Lib Dem) 351
Majority - 77 Lab hold
Percentage poll - 31.01??? more...
ASTLEY BRIDGE more...
The Lib Dems suffered a shattering defeat in Bolton Council's elections on Thursday. more...
LABOUR is back in Bolton after a victorious night at the polls which left the Liberal Democrats in tatters. more...
Labour ministers were facing a cull today as Tony Blair sought to shake up the Government after the party's drubbing in local council elections. more...
THE battle for power in Bolton's council chamber will be played out over the next few weeks in a replay of the 2004 election aftermath. more...
A MUSLIM woman has been elected on to Bolton Council for the first time in the town's history. more...
WEEKLY bin collections could be back within a month if Labour takes control of Bolton Council, as expected. more...
North West MEP Chris Davies is standing down as leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe after making offensive remarks to a Jewish constituent. more...
OVERALL turnout at this year's election fell by more than 10 per cent compared to the last local vote two years ago. more...
FOR the last 16 years vocal community campaigner Sean Hornby has been attempting to follow in his father's footsteps and represent Little Lever on Bolton Council. more...
LABOUR is back in Bolton after a victorious night at the polls which left the Liberal Democrats in tatters. more...
Bolton News
The Lib Dems suffered a shattering defeat in Bolton Council's elections on Thursday. more...
A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the street. more...
A local businessman has vowed to keep his business in Britain after being told to abandon his UK manufacturer for a rival Chinese firm. more...
DOCTORS' leaders today expressed alarm over the news that many healthcare trusts are unable to show that they offer good quality out-of-hours care. more...
A BABY who was brought back to life after being starved of oxygen during birth has died in her sleep. more...
FAMILIES in Bolton are being told by water company bosses to be on their guard against bogus callers posing as their employees. more...
A MAN has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving following a road accident in Farnworth on Monday night. more...
BUILDERS in Bolton are being warned they risk fines of up to £5,000 if they disturb birds nests. more...
THE boss of a policeman shot during a 17-hour siege has welcomed moves for officers to wear body armour at all times. more...
HEALTH bosses are preparing an emergency internet advice page to help people deal with a potential flu pandemic. more...
ALMOST 200 people will run in a charity race in memory of a 12-year-old who died of cancer. more...
THE hit single that shot Peter Kay to the top of the charts is to be given a World Cup re-write. more...
Families of Bolton asbestos victims face having compensation slashed following a landmark legal ruling. more...
BROTHER and sister Matthew and Emma Rimmer are celebrating their full recovery from a live-saving kidney swap operation by returning to work. more...
LABOUR is back in Bolton after a victorious night at the polls which left the Liberal Democrats in tatters. more...
North West MEP Chris Davies is standing down as leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe after making offensive remarks to a Jewish constituent. more...
OVERALL turnout at this year's election fell by more than 10 per cent compared to the last local vote two years ago. more...
FOR the last 16 years vocal community campaigner Sean Hornby has been attempting to follow in his father's footsteps and represent Little Lever on Bolton Council. more...
WEEKLY bin collections could be back within a month if Labour takes control of Bolton Council, as expected. more...
Boxing Updates
THE mercurial rise of Scott Quigg as a boxing talent can take another major step this weekend when he competes in the ABA Junior Championships. more...
THE mercurial rise of Scott Quigg as a boxing talent can take another major step this weekend when he competes in the ABA Junior Championships. more...
Burnley
AN ex-postmistress is facing fines of £370,000 after being convicted of illegally dumping rubbish. more...
AN arsonist who has struck four times in two days was being hunted by police today. more...
A "desperate" Burnley drug addict clocked up her fifth conviction for prostitution after police arrested her in the early hours. more...
A CALL by Burnley MP Kitty Ussher to stop banks making money out of football clubs has received overwhelming support in the House of Commons. more...
A YOUNG dad involved in supplying hard drugs worth up to £1,000 a day for a month has been jailed for two years. more...
A REFORMED drug addict was said to have attacked a pub regular after his past came back to haunt him, Burnley magistrates heard. more...
Bury Council Election Results
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
RESULTS: (* denotes councillor defending seat). more...
(* denotes councillor defending seat) more...
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
Bury News
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
POLICE were flooded with calls after terrified residents saw a man with a gun on a busy road in Ramsbottom. more...
A FORMER child model who runs her own property company is aiming to clinch the Miss Manchester title. more...
A FORMER child model who runs her own property company is aiming to clinch the Miss Manchester title. more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
SERVICES at Bury's Social Security office and Job Centre were disrupted when staff joined 90,000 of their colleagues nationwide in a two-day strike. more...
SERVICES at Bury's Social Security office and Job Centre were disrupted when staff joined 90,000 of their colleagues nationwide in a two-day strike. more...
SERVICES at Bury's Social Security office and Job Centre were disrupted when staff joined 90,000 of their colleagues nationwide in a two-day strike. more...
NEW pay-and-display parking bays are causing chaos because drivers are ignoring them
Instead, motorists are parking in front of nearby homes to avoid paying, causing a "nightmare" situation for residents. more...
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
LABOUR lost their grip on Bury Council after two decades in power as their slender overall majority was wiped out. more...
NAPOLEON might have dismissed England as a nation of shopkeepers but in Bury, it seems we're a borough of shoppers! more...
NAPOLEON might have dismissed England as a nation of shopkeepers but in Bury, it seems we're a borough of shoppers! more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
Business News
A BLACKBURN engineering firm has been given the chance to compete with overseas markets thanks to a grant. more...
Centurions' Updates
TONY Benson hopes to have his G-force available again for Sunday's Northern Rail Cup quarter-final showdown with Widnes. more...
TONY Benson hopes to have his G-force available again for Sunday's Northern Rail Cup quarter-final showdown with Widnes. more...
Chorley News
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
Clarets News
CLARETS' new signing Steve Jones said it was the influence of manager Steve Cotterill that persuaded him to make the switch to Turf Moor. more...
BURNLEY will look Premiership class in their brand new kit as they make an assault for promotion next season. more...
Clayton-Le-Dale News
A RIBBLE VALLEY businessman is preparing for the bike ride of a lifetime said to be completed by fewer people than have been to the moon. more...
Colne
THE owner of Colne's Hendly Hotel has been fined after residents living nearby complain-ed of months of loud music making their lives a misery. more...
THE owner of Colne's Hendly Hotel has been fined after residents living nearby complain-ed of months of loud music making their lives a misery. more...
A THIEF stole spirits worth almost £450 after raiding a Colne restaurant. more...
Comedy
MUSLIM comedian Shazia Mirza gained notoriety on the stand-up circuit when the world was coming to terms with September 11. See her live in Blackburn on May 6. more...
WHY aren't all history teachers like Mark Steel? I learnt more about the French Revolution in the audience of his show last night than I did in three years of history lessons at the hands of Abergele High School's Mr Jenkins. more...
Darwen
LABOUR bucked the national trend in the Blackburn with Darwen elections to cling on to control of the council. more...
DARWEN police today said the future of the town was bright after a 17.5 per cent drop in crime over the past year. more...
The Friends of Ashton Park are overseeing a £25,000 transformation of the park to improve the area and modernise play equipment and seating. more...
A 41-year-old Darwen man ordered to leave his wife's home by police was stopped from driving away by the same officers because they thought he smelled of alcohol. more...
Editor'S Comment
THE majority of people across East Lancashire will be dismayed at the election of two councillors from the hitherto unknown England First Party. more...
Fc United Of Manchester
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
Fleetwood News
Four Fleetwood drug dealers arrested in Operation Nimrod' raids were jailed for a total of nine years last week. more...
Four Fleetwood drug dealers arrested in Operation Nimrod' raids were jailed for a total of nine years last week. more...
The top names in the world of model yachting flocked to Fleetwood for their national championships at the weekend. more...
Six new stores have opened as part of a shopping centre's major expansion. more...
She's endured every parent's worst nightmare... watching her young daughter struggle with leukaemia for the last seven years. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
WORLD Cup hysteria is upon us and the event is still weeks away. God help us. If I have to endure another breathless news bulletin about Wayne Rooney's foot I will self-destruct. more...
Fusiliers' Museum Project
FOOTBALL fever seems to be in the air at the moment and the Fusiliers' Museum Development Project, as usual, refuses to be left behind. more...
Gig Guide
ONE of East Lancashire's busiest venues celebrates its first birthday in style on Saturday May 6. more...
AUSSIE guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel returns to Burnley Mechanics on May 8. more...
SHE'S wowed audiences at the Bank Holiday blues festivals and now Kyla Brox is to headline her own show at Colne Muni on May 12. more...
JAKE Stigers, brother of jazz singer Curtis Stigers, will be playing Great Harwood on May 13. more...
IF you want to get your mug on the TV you'd better turn up at Colne Muni's Noise Up North gig on May 5. more...
IF you want to get your mug on the TV you'd better turn up at Colne Muni's Noise Up North gig on May 5. more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
THEY'RE billed as the world's hardest working band and they are heading for a day at the seaside on May 12. more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
Gigs Throughout The North-West
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
The Moses Gate Hotel, Farnworth more...
Golf Updates
FATHER and son, Mike and Jonathan Duxbury, headed a Turton Golf Club clean sweep of top prizes in the Bolton Golf Association's fourball betterball competition held at Turton last Saturday. more...
BOLTON Golf Association field two new players for the annual testing clash with Sheffield Union on Sunday. more...
A new men's amateur golf league has been launched with 80 individual county leagues across the UK. more...
GREAT Lever and Farnworth
Paul Kennedy took two shots off his 13 handicap after coming out on top in two weekend competitions at his club. more...
Great Harwood
A GREAT Harwood man who served 18 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit fears he could see his compensation cut by the government for the second time. more...
A TEENAGER once on the books of Blackburn Rovers took part in a random, drink-fuelled burglary, a court heard. more...
Haslingden
POLICE came under attack and residents scurried into their homes as two rampaging "American pit bull" dogs ran amok in the streets of Haslingden, a court was told. more...
Health
EAST Lancashire MP Nigel Evans has backed a parliamentary campaign to allow the use of mobile phones in hospitals. more...
ATTENDANCE at East Lancashire's A&E departments has rocketed by 20,000 people in the last six years, figures show. more...
Ice Hockey Updates
Exciting left-wing prospect Joe Miller has become the first summer signing for Tony Hand and the Manchester Phoenix. more...
Coventry Blaze have made their first new signing for the 2006/7 campaign. more...
Lancashire
A Lancashire MEP has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe after telling a Jewish constituent: "I hope you enjoy wallowing in your own filth." more...
POLICE have warned crooks from Merseyside and Manchester travelling to Lancashire to commit crime: Stay out of our county. more...
Lancashire League
EAST Lancs captain Phil Bolton is hoping his side can kick-start their season with a victory at home to Ramsbottom in the SponsorBank Lancashire League tomorrow. more...
Lancs Gigs
SINGING superstar Shayne Ward will be taking to the stage in his home city of Manchester in February. more...
Texas will play Manchester on May 12 as part of a limited number of show dates following on from a recent sell-out UK tour. more...
THE Electric Light Orchestra are back. All six former members of ELO Part II are reforming for a UK tour, calling in Manchester on May 21. more...
Lancs Theatre
She's best known as "psycho Sarah" in the Sonia and Martin love triangle in EastEnders. We speak to Alison Pargeter as she prepares to perform in She Stoops To Conquer in Manchester from May 17. more...
She's best known as "psycho Sarah" in the Sonia and Martin love triangle in EastEnders. We speak to Alison Pargeter as she prepares to perform in She Stoops To Conquer in Manchester from May 17. more...
MEET ONE of theatre's greatest rogues in a new adaptation of Molire's classic comedy Tarfuffe, in Salford from May 16. more...
A DARK and twisted theatre production that explores the murkiest depth of family relationships unfolds at The Lowry in David Eldridge's Festen from May 15. more...
MAKE like a Hollywood superstar and attend the world premiere of Pomegranate, in Manchester until May 13. more...
A THEATRE company billed as "the future of British theatre" is set to perform a highly-acclaimed contemporary love story at Bolton from May 11. more...
Latest Sport
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Leigh Headlines
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Wigan Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
ATHERLEIGH more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Wigan Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
ATHERLEIGH more...
Lesley Richards
A LEIGH teacher living abroad is desperate for a recipe for lobby. more...
I RECEIVED this response from Hindsford resident Julie Bunting following an item recently claiming that some children in the area showed no respect for their elders. more...
THE future's looking bright for Tyldesley - and car parking in town will continue to be free. more...
Letters
A FEW weeks ago Pendle Council pulled up all the concrete flags on Livingstone Street, Brierfield, as most were in a poor condition. more...
DARWEN Tower has been impressing local residents since it was opened on September 22, 1898. more...
I AM in total agreement with the letter from Mr G Howard of Padiham about the attitude of some of our binmen. more...
THE Government has decided, in its wisdom, that warning signs are to be displayed on all alcoholic drinks and outside premises that sell alcohol. more...
I HAVE read with interest over the past weeks the various letters that have passed through the pages of the LET in relation to the Lewis Textile Museum. more...
I'VE been to almost all of the Darwen Live Music Festivals, and I am surprised your reporter has managed to find anything to whinge about. more...
I DISAGREE wholeheartedly with Joe Beardsworth's tasteless views on abolishing the monarchy. more...
I ASSUME Joe Beardsworth, when he abolishes the monarchy, will replace it with a presidency and with it the unpleasant stench of party politics. more...
Local Bands
ANY band which covers songs by artists as diverse as the Arctic Monkeys and Andy Williams has to be worth going to see. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
CRICKET isn't just a game between two teams, but can also be a battle against the elements. more...
RADCLIFFE line-ups for the weekend
SATURDAY
RADCLIFFE v Middleton, away. Meet 12pm: S. Holt, A. Gorsi, R. Farnworth, A. Ul Haq, Mukhtar, S. Yakoob, L. Franklin, N. Khan, D. Wright, G. Nicholson, P. Wanasinghe. more...
Local Elections
2006 election results for Hyndburn Borough Council. more...
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was allegedly spat at while out canvassing yesterday. more...
ONE of the most right wing political parties in Britain last night recorded a startling success in Blackburn. more...
CONTROL of Hyndburn Council has remained in the hands of the Conservatives, who increased their majority over Labour from just one seat to four. more...
2006 election results for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. more...
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
LABOUR bucked the national trend in the Blackburn with Darwen elections to cling on to control of the council. more...
PENDLE saw a night of two contrasting election firsts as a British National Party candidate and an Asian woman were voted in. more...
2006 election results for Pendle Borough Council. more...
2006 election results for Pendle Borough Council. more...
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
Local Sports Updates
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
AN angry Bolton woman has slammed council finance chiefs for spending public money to tell her she owes them ONE PENNY. more...
Lytham News
Spring is definitely in the air, despite the weather, this month as the Friends of Trinity Hospice in the Fylde (Lytham St Annes Group) hold their annual Spring Fair' at the Fairhaven Methodist Church. more...
A chance remark in a Lytham classroom led to a former Fylde man going on a 10-year odyssey around the world following an international football minnow. more...
A chance remark in a Lytham classroom led to a former Fylde man going on a 10-year odyssey around the world following an international football minnow. more...
Museums And Galleries
An exhibition celebrating 70 years of ice show history at the Pleasure Beach has proved so popular that management have now extended it until the end of June. more...
An exhibition celebrating 70 years of ice show history at the Pleasure Beach has proved so popular that management have now extended it until the end of June. more...
Neil Bonnar: Shoots From The Lip
ALEX Ferguson's warning that Wayne Rooney might not be going to the World Cup should send a shiver down the spine of British football. more...
GARY Neville was right to have a go at a Manchester United fan after Monday night's game against Middlesbrough. more...
WAYNE Rooney, Ledley King and Michael Owen are all struggling to make the World Cup with metatarsal injuries and Ashley Cole has just recovered from one. more...
MARADONA will forever be tainted as a cheat in this country. more...
Nelson
A drink driver was caught after pulling out in front of an off-duty military police officer. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Nelson are to take part in a special project to film the flagship make-over of a street of terrace homes. more...
News
Blackpool Football Club's left back in the 1953 FA Cup Final, Tommy Garrett, died on 16 April in Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia. more...
Non-League Football
BACUP boss Brent Peters could don his boots again as a packed end-of-season fixture list bites deep into his squad. more...
MARK PATTERSON has resigned as caretaker manager of Darwen after learning the job was to be advertised. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I would like to trace my cousin Mary Woodcock (b 1940) who lived in Moses Gate, near Madeline Street, with brothers and sisters, Jack, Leonard. Irene?? more...
I would like to trace my cousin Mary Woodcock (b 1940) who lived in Moses Gate, near Madeline Street, with brothers and sisters, Jack, Leonard. Irene?? more...
I would like to trace my cousin Mary Woodcock (b 1940) who lived in Moses Gate, near Madeline Street, with brothers and sisters, Jack, Leonard. Irene?? more...
I would like to trace my cousin Mary Woodcock (b 1940) who lived in Moses Gate, near Madeline Street, with brothers and sisters, Jack, Leonard. Irene?? more...
Pne News
Preston North End received a £1,000 cheque at the Leeds United game on Saturday thanks to the success of the supporters' savings schemes operated by Cumberland Building Society. more...
Preston North End received a £1,000 cheque at the Leeds United game on Saturday thanks to the success of a supporters' savings scheme. more...
Preston North End received a £1,000 cheque at the Leeds United game on Saturday thanks to the success of a supporters' savings scheme. more...
Preston North End received a £1,000 cheque at the Leeds United game on Saturday thanks to the success of a supporters' savings scheme. more...
Preston North End received a £1,000 cheque at the Leeds United game on Saturday thanks to the success of a supporters' savings scheme. more...
Politics
A Lancashire MEP has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe after telling a Jewish constituent: "I hope you enjoy wallowing in your own filth." more...
CONTROL of Hyndburn Council has remained in the hands of the Conservatives, who increased their majority over Labour from just one seat to four. more...
ONE of the most right wing political parties in Britain last night recorded a startling success in Blackburn. more...
BLACKBURN MP and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was allegedly spat at while out canvassing yesterday. more...
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
LABOUR bucked the national trend in the Blackburn with Darwen elections to cling on to control of the council. more...
Hyndbuen MP Greg Pope today criticised the BBC for seeking a large increase in the licence fee while paying inflated salaries to some of its presenters. more...
A CALL by Burnley MP Kitty Ussher to stop banks making money out of football clubs has received overwhelming support in the House of Commons. more...
2006 election results for Pendle Borough Council. more...
PENDLE saw a night of two contrasting election firsts as a British National Party candidate and an Asian woman were voted in. more...
THE Conservatives swept into power in Chorley for the first time in 24 years as Labour suffered "meltdown" at the polls. more...
2006 election results for Chorley Borough Council. more...
Poulton News
Waiting for trains has become a brighter experience in Poulton this month after the first crop of colourful tulips planted by volunteers came into bloom. more...
21st Century owner - John McVey - is so confident that the boys are going to bring home the trophy he's even had his lorry kitted out in an England flag. more...
Prestwich Headlines
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
Prestwich Heys capped a memorable campaign when they retained the championship they won last season, with strikes from Carl Lomax and James Morley securing the three points needed to send their supporters into raptures! more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
Rawtenstall
A CHILDREN'S Arts Festival is being planned for the summer to encourage children and their families to take part in creative workshops to learn new skills. more...
THE Rossendale Lions group is set to host a golf day next month to raise funds for the local hospice. more...
Ribblesdale League
ramsbottom Cup holders Settle begin the defence of their trophy with a tough trip to Baxenden. more...
ramsbottom Cup holders Settle begin the defence of their trophy with a tough trip to Baxenden. more...
Rishton
A RISHTON charity has launched its appeal to raise £1million at a champagne reception hosted by the Prime Minister's wife Cherie Blair at 10 Downing Street. more...
Rossendale News
A HIGH-tech machine called the Super Dooper Pooper Scooper' is being brought into to clean up dog dirt in Rossendale. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has made the recruitment of a new striker his top priority this summer as he begins planning for next season. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has made the recruitment of a new striker his top priority this summer as he begins planning for next season. more...
Mark Hughes has expressed his delight at agreeing a new three year contract, which ties him to Blackburn Rovers until 2009. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers are determined to exorcise the ghosts of the past and make a real impact in Europe next season. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has revealed Ryan Nelsen suffered a hairline fracture of his fibula during last week's win at Charlton Athletic - but still played on through the pain barrier! more...
Salford Council Election Results
SWINTON NORTH WARD
Electorate 8,388
EDWARD Michael CON 662
GREGORY Paul LIB DEM 596
HINDS Charles LAB 1107
Void votes: 29
Percentage poll 28.6% Total votes cast 2,365
SWINTON SOUTH WARD
Electorate 8,317
ALLCOCK Christine CON 584
McINTYRE Charles LAB 842
O'NEILL Joseph LIB DEM 965
Void votes: 16
Percentage poll 29.19% Total votes cast 2,391
WALKDEN NORTH
Electorate 7,987
EDWARDS Walter CON 542
MILLER Barbara LAB 1,062
SHEVCHIKOVA Margita LIB DEM 319
Void votes: 20
Percentage poll 24.02% Total votes cast 1,923
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Shakers Updates
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
A victory or a draw for Bury at Notts County. Just a single point would put the Shakers out of reach of second from bottom club Oxford United. more...
Shuiab Khan
Very few things worry me in life. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night contemplating whether I will still look cool when I'm bald. more...
Very few things worry me in life. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night contemplating whether I will still look cool when I'm bald. more...
Simon Garner
IT'S been a great few days to be a Blackburn fan! more...
Soccer Headlines
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland
Gerry writes:
I've never really understood the fascination with babies; they're small, they're ugly and they make absolutely no effort to participate in a coherent conversation. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston admitted it is just about sinking in now' after Boro came back from the dead to pull off the Great Escape' from relegation to the UniBond First Division. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
RADCLIFFE Boro striker Steve Foster has admitted it was a relief to have avoided relegation on the final day, but reckons the team shouldn't have been in that position in the first place. more...
FORGET next week's final episode of TV's The Apprentice, for sheer tension and drama Saturday's last day of the League Two campaign is going to have no equal. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Sport From Around The Area
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
ANDY Nelson will still be at the helm when Leigh RMI aim to bounce back into the Nationwide North at the first attempt. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Sport Tasters
THE anxious wait will soon be over for Accrington Stanley's out-of-contract stars. more...
CLARETS' new signing Steve Jones said it was the influence of manager Steve Cotterill that persuaded him to make the switch to Turf Moor. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has made the recruitment of a new striker his top priority this summer as he begins planning for next season. more...
Sporting Highlights
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
THE mercurial rise of Scott Quigg as a boxing talent can take another major step this weekend when he competes in the ABA Junior Championships. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
RADCLIFFE Boro have announced that they will play host to FC United in their first friendly of next season on Saturday, July, 15. more...
THE mercurial rise of Scott Quigg as a boxing talent can take another major step this weekend when he competes in the ABA Junior Championships. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley's historic promotion to the Football League has been hailed by a group of enthusiastic supporters hundreds of miles away in Cornwall. more...
PAUL Mullin believes an England selection would be the perfect way to cap a successful season. more...
THE anxious wait will soon be over for Accrington Stanley's out-of-contract stars. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
IT IS 10 years since the boys of Take That were at their height and judging from the welcome they received at the Manchester Evening News Arena last night, it was as if they had never been away. more...
Takeaways
IF Barbie ever opens a takeaway it might look like this. more...
IF Barbie ever opens a takeaway it might look like this. more...
Tasters
ONE of the most right wing political parties in Britain last night recorded a startling success in Blackburn. more...
CONTROL of Hyndburn Council has remained in the hands of the Conservatives, who increased their majority over Labour from just one seat to four. more...
HISTORY was made in Pendle with the election of its first BNP councillor and first female Asian councillor. more...
Theatre
It's magical, mysterious, sexy and completely mesmerising. Mystique is back at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Horseshoe Theatre until November with an amazing cabaret line-up of magic, illusion, comedy, song and dance - and all with a provocative touch! more...
Thornton News
A creationist who caused a rumpus by refusing to name the school he was due to visit says he's not disappointed' the visit has been cancelled. more...
Tigers' Round-Up
SECONDS separated Sedgley from recording a morale-boosting win over fourth-placed Titans. more...
Tv News
The BBC is resurrecting a small-screen Blackpool favourite for a one-off special. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
Wanderers News
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
SAM Allardyce has reacted philosophically to losing out to Steve McClaren in the race for the England manager's job. more...
SAM Allardyce has reacted philosophically to losing out to Steve McClaren in the race for the England manager's job. more...
BOLTON Wanderers fans will share in Sam Allardyce's disappointment. more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
OUR betting expert this weekend looks at the prospect of Wanderers beating Birmingham and highlights the worst team ever to play in the Premeisrhip . . . Sunderland more...
We Say
A SHOCK report, released as part of Mental Health Action week, has revealed that alcohol is a direct cause of depression. But as more and more of us turn to drink for a way to help us cope with our increasingly stressful lives, health reporter Jane Lavender asks just how easy is it to become dependent on booze?
HOW often, after a hard day in the office, have we all declared: "I need a drink"? more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
MODELS will hit the catwalk in Ramsbottom to raise money to help cancer research. more...
Whitefield Headlines
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
YOU can find all the results and reaction from the Bury Council elections on our special page HERE as they are announced. more...
Whitworth
WHITWORTH has moved a step closer to becoming one of the first towns in the country to hide CCTV cameras in advertising boards. more...
Wigan Council Election Results
ATHERLEIGH
*Anne Turnock (Lab) 906
Peter Bowdler (Lib Dem) 676
Malcolm Harry Parr (Con) 387
Majority 230 Lab hold
Percentage Poll 25.85
ATHERTON
*Karen Aldred (Lab) 1507
Susan Wilson (Lib Dem) 960
Rosina Oxley (Con) 331
Nicholas James Redmond (Green) 232
Majority 547 Lab hold
Percentage Poll 27.59
GOLBORNE/LOWTON WEST
Gerard Martin Bretherton (Lab) 1410
*Peter Antonio Solinas (CAP) 953
Jeanette Leigh (Con) 347
Majority 457 Lab gain
Percentage Poll 30.75
HINDLEY
James Talbot Labour 1217
*Debbie Dorothy Edna Grace (CAP) 913
Joan Arrowsmith Pietre (Con) 387
Majority 304 Lab gain
Percentage Poll 25.58
HINDLEY GREEN
*Barry Jack Fagan (CAP) 1100
John Holland (Lab) 832
Denise Alison (Young Con) 388
Majority 268 CAP hold
Percentage Poll 25.86
LEIGH EAST
*Fred Bown Walker (Lab) 1120
Gordon Jackson (Lib Dem) 912
Dorothy Joan Angell (Con) 399
Majority 208 Lab hold
Percentage Poll 26.78
LEIGH SOUTH
*Charles Rigby (Lab) 1276
Andrew John Oxley (Con) 763
Stephen Ellison (CAP) 621
Richard James Moreton Close (BNP) 448
Thomas Hampson (Legalise Cannabis Alliance) 91
Majority 513 Lab hold
Percentage Poll 30.68
LEIGH WEST
*Peter Richard Charles Smith (Lab) 1377
Kevin Jones (Lib Dem) 721
Alan James Lowe (Con) 410
Majority 656 Lab hold
Percentage Pol: 23.38
LOWTON EAST
Edward Noel Houlton (CAP) 1075
James Nelson Grundy (Con) 1041
Trevor Ward (Lab) 1034
Majority 34 CAP hold
Percentage Poll 32.2
ASTLEY/MOSLEY COMMON
*Joseph Haley (Lib Dem) 1472
Alan Stephenson (Lab) 865
Sean Francis Ell (Con) 674
Majority 607 Lib Dem hold
Percentage Poll 31.07
TYLDESLEY
*Richard John Derricutt (Lib Dem) 1717
Pamela Stewart (Lab) 565
Craig Lee Cohen (Green) 378
Hilary Margaret Hayden (Con) 266
Majority 1152 Lib Dem hold
Percentage Poll 28.88
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World Cup Briefing
EVERY year, Martin Lawless and his company 300 Million come up with a quirky project. more...
EVERY year, Martin Lawless and his company 300 Million come up with a quirky project. more...
EVERY year, Martin Lawless and his company 300 Million come up with a quirky project. more...
EVERY year, Martin Lawless and his company 300 Million come up with a quirky project. more...
EVERY year, Martin Lawless and his company 300 Million come up with a quirky project. more...
You Say
I write in response to your piece on 27 April 2006 "What does the future hold for college?" I thought it would be useful to clarify the context of the college's plans and the Government's commitment to further education. more...
IT was good to read the article, Bolton Evening News, April 27, that included Mr Brunel. The familiar shot, taken at Millwall, I think encapsulates him. more...
IN response to V Slater, Bromley Cross, and their concern as to the threat from the feral pigeon with all its diseases (some fatal) that it can impose on mankind. I have to report there are no recorded deaths past or present that have been caused by the feral pigeon. They are not guilty. more...
IN response to all the pigeon haters. They are not vermin, but part of our natural wildlife. The human race spreads far more diseases. A lot of animal diseases are spread through poor animal welfare. more...
JUST a few words regarding the pigeons. During the last war, I was a Land Girl, so, working in fields, we saw plenty of pigeons and they were sent off with messages on their legs. I cannot see why they should not be left to do what they want to do. more...
IT seems that the unthinkable could actually happen in the not too distant future if the trend continues as it has over the past couple of decades. more...
ON Sunday, April 30, I was deeply honoured to be "Monty the Duck" in a sponsored Toddle Waddle for the Meningitis Trust organised by Natalie Yates, in memory of baby Natalie Toner who died from this terrible illness. more...
SIR,
Re the closure of "The Moonraker". more...
SIR,
A LOT has been said about the way our elderly are treated. more...
SIR,
I WRITE regarding the recent letters concerning the British National Party. In answer to the question; "is the BNP really so vile?" I believe the answer is yes they are. more...
SIR,
CARE home workers have received a lot of bad press recently, but Beech House at the Leigh, Bedford BUPA nursing home is a great exception. more...
WE had our blue bins delivered recently. We have been struggling with black boxes for several years but the bins are here at last. We have been told to put our black boxes in our grey wheeled bin because our recycling facility cannot process plastic boxes. more...
IT is National Pet Week until May 7. During the week, people with cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits in their home, will be reminded to look after them in a responsible way, and to repay them for making a positive difference to their lives by treating them with kindness, respect, and ensuring they stay healthy and well. Unfortunately though, for the tens of thousands of cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits and horses used in UK laboratories each year, National Pet Week doesn't apply. more...
PLEASE can I thank all those who responded so generously to the mayor's appeal for Easter Eggs to share with our children at our Solidarity Social at Easter time. more...
THE committee members of Ramsbottom Music Festival were delighted to read Diana Ashworth's recent encouraging letter. more...
PLEASE can I thank all those who responded so generously to the mayor's appeal for Easter Eggs to share with our children at our Solidarity Social at Easter time. more...
I WOULD like to express my thanks to the people who organise the youth club in Ramsbottom. more...
ON iconic days such as the Queen's birthday and St George's Day, you would think Market Place, Ramsbottom, would be a great place to be but what have we got? Due to vandalism it is a sorry place. more...
I write in reference to the article (4,151 drivers caught on camera in a year', Bury Times, April 27). more...
I REFER to a letter in the Bury Times on April 20 (Parking charges: let's have fair play'). more...
