Stories for 6 May 2006
Accrington
AN Accrington charity is helping to beat stress by offering free holistic massages. more...
Andrew Mosley
S-S-S-S-S. For soleil. For sea. For sand. For sizzling sausages. For stupid shorts. For sangria, though more likely Stella. For sandals worn with socks. For silly loud shirts. For spray-on tan. For all of these, but mostly for sunburn. more...
Blackburn
THE Blackburn boyfriend of a woman attacked for her mobile phone spoke today of how he heard her screams over his phone as she was mugged. more...
THE Blackburn boyfriend of a woman attacked for her mobile phone spoke today of how he heard her screams over his phone as she was mugged. more...
THE Blackburn boyfriend of a woman attacked for her mobile phone spoke today of how he heard her screams over his phone as she was mugged. more...
A BLACKBURN charity worker who visited civil war-hit Sierra Leone is appealing for local schools to help the country's children get an education. more...
A FAILING Blackburn primary school has been placed in special measures for the second time. more...
Bolton News
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
RUTH Kelly today denied her removal from the post of Education Secretary had sidelined her from frontline politics. more...
RUTH Kelly today denied her removal from the post of Education Secretary had sidelined her from frontline politics. more...
RUTH Kelly'S fellow Bolton MPs said they believed the change of role would be a "disappointment" to her, but backed her to flourish in her new post. more...
TWO bag snatchers targeted a woman as she was shopping in Bolton unaware that spy camera operators were watching them. more...
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
FOOTBALL yobs believed to be from Bolton who left a man blind in one eye during a clash are being hunted by police. more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
A father-of-two from Boltonhas died after plunging into a river while he enjoyed a sailing trip over the bank holiday weekend. more...
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly enjoyed a rapid rise to power as Secretary of State for Education. Now, after months of controversy yesterday's cabinet reshuffle sees her in a new role. Wes Wright charts her career
RUTH Kelly was a high flyer, both intellectually and politically, right from the beginning of her career. At just 36 she was the youngest Cabinet minister by 10 years despite only being in Parliament since 1997. more...
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly enjoyed a rapid rise to power as Secretary of State for Education. Now, after months of controversy yesterday's cabinet reshuffle sees her in a new role. Wes Wright charts her career . . . more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
Burnley
A BANKRUPT builder set up a firm just two days after his previous company went bust, a court was told. more...
A DISASTROUS election for Labour means the party could be set to lose control of Burnley for the first time ever. more...
Bury News
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lewis, just recovering from a bone marrow transplant, is fronting a £20million appeal to help build a new state-of-the art children's hospital. more...
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lewis, just recovering from a bone marrow transplant, is fronting a £20million appeal to help build a new state-of-the art children's hospital. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lewis, just recovering from a bone marrow transplant, is fronting a £20million appeal to help build a new state-of-the art children's hospital. more...
Clarets News
Are you a Burnley fan following Steve Cotterill's boys through the internet and on TV somewhere in the world? Well, we want to hear from you! more...
Are you a Burnley fan following Steve Cotterill's boys through the internet and on TV somewhere in the world? Well, we want to hear from you! more...
STEVE Cotterill is planning to jet off to the World Cup this summer as he looks to build on his squad for next season. more...
Clarets quartet Michael Duff, Steve Jones, Kyle Lafferty and Chris McCann have all received international call-ups for upcoming matches. more...
Clayton-Le-Dale News
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 96-year-old woman from Clayton-le-Dale. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
POLICE in Clayton-le-Moors have vowed to take up permanent residence in their new "drop-in" centre in the next few weeks two months later than originally planned. more...
Clitheroe
REAL ale lovers are set to flock to Clitheroe for a beer bonanza. more...
Darwen
A DARWEN hotel has been ranked among the best in the country after winning a national tourism award. more...
A DARWEN nursery school has been praised by Ofsted for its polite and pleasant children. more...
DARWEN youngsters are hoping to forge links with the town's elderly people in a bid to create a lasting record of Belgrave Mill and its history. more...
Education
A FAILING Blackburn primary school has been placed in special measures for the second time. more...
Fred Shawcross
WORLD Cup hysteria is upon us and the event is still weeks away. God help us. more...
Health
RESIDENTS throughout East Lancashire are to receive questionnaires about lifestyle habits. more...
Lancashire
MORE than 100 Lancashire football hooligans are banned from travelling to the World Cup more than nearly every other part of the country. more...
Lancashire Ccc
OLD Trafford will stage a Twenty20 international in 2008 when England take on New Zealand. more...
Lancashire League
COLNE captain David Swarbrick is expecting fireworks between the paid men when CHURCH visit The Horsfield tomorrow. more...
Latest Sport
PREMIERSHIP clubs are set to cash in after BSkyB and Setanta agreed to pay a combined £1.7billion for television rights. more...
Letters
I WAS saddened, though not entirely surprised, that on the Queen's 80th birthday, we had to suffer the sentiments of the token republican as the main letter, in the form of Joe Beardsworth's letter of April 21. more...
I DISAGREE wholeheartedly with Joe Beardsworth's tasteless views on abolishing the monarchy. more...
I DISAGREE wholeheartedly with Joe Beardsworth's tasteless views on abolishing the monarchy. more...
JOE Beardsworth would do well to remember that history tells us what happened when this country got rid of the monarchy. more...
REPUBLICANS aren't gentlemen. more...
REPUBLICANS aren't gentlemen. more...
Local Elections
A DISASTROUS election for Labour means the party could be set to lose control of Burnley for the first time ever. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
A NAKED man refused to put on some clothes to appear before a Bolton magistrate on Saturday. more...
Museums And Galleries
CONSIDERING his current Blackburn exhibition claims to feature "some of the most original works painted in the north of England over the last 50 years" you would be forgiven for assuming that artist Stephen Warnes has an ego the size of a house. more...
News About Local Schools
PRESTWICH Arts College is set to make a High Court challenge over Bury Council's decision to shut the school. more...
Politics
A DISASTROUS election for Labour means the party could be set to lose control of Burnley for the first time ever. more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
Prestwich Headlines
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
PRESTWICH Arts College is set to make a High Court challenge over Bury Council's decision to shut the school. more...
A HOSPITAL chief has appeared in court over delays in assessing the mental health of a woman who attacked two JobCentre workers. more...
Rachel Woolley
DO you know what November 11 is? Odds are you don't. As it turns out, it is no less than World Philosophy Day. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lewis, just recovering from a bone marrow transplant, is fronting a £20million appeal to help build a new state-of-the art children's hospital. more...
A 50-year-old man has been shot dead at an isolated farmhouse in Radcliffe. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lewis, just recovering from a bone marrow transplant, is fronting a £20million appeal to help build a new state-of-the art children's hospital. more...
Restaurant Reviews
WE'D been meaning to try the New Inns ever since it recently came under new ownership. more...
Rovers News
Are you a Blackburn Rovers fan following Mark Hughes' boys through the internet and on TV somewhere in the world? Well, we want to hear from you! more...
MARK Hughes pulled off a major coup last summer when he persuaded Craig Bellamy to swap Newcastle United for Blackburn Rovers. more...
MARK Hughes pulled off a major coup last summer when he persuaded Craig Bellamy to swap Newcastle United for Blackburn Rovers. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers will be hoping to sign off their tremendous season in style tomorrow when Manchester City provide the opposition at Ewood Park. more...
Saturday Sermon
OUR wedding bells fade. Traditionally, next on the agenda come kids. more...
Soccer Headlines
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
Stanley News
Are you an Accrington Stanley fan following John Coleman's boys through the internet and on TV somewhere in the world? Well, we want to hear from you! more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
Wanderers News
IVAN Campo today warned Wanderers: "If Sam Allardyce goes, I go." more...
IVAN Campo warned England fans that Wayne Rooney would be unlikely to figure for England in this summer's World Cup. more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
SAMMY Lee believes England's loss will turn out to be Wanderers gain, once Sam Allardyce gets over the disappointment of seeing his dreams shattered. more...
A RARE programme from Bolton Wanderers' first promotion-winning season is expected to fetch up to £350 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday. more...
We Say
SOME people may believe Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly has been moved sideways in yesterday's Government reshuffle. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
SUMMER fun will be in abundance at St Peter and St Paul's School in Bolton in July. more...
THERAPISTS are holding a free fair at Rivington and Blackrod High School from 10.30am on May 14 to showcase the treatments on offer in the area. more...
World Cup Briefing
A TOP police chief believes this year's World Cup in Germany will dispell England fans' reputation as hooligans. more...
Your Verdict
BRITISH is no longer the best we are led to believe, and pride in our heritage does not enter the equation. more...
BIG Sam was not the man to take over the mantle as England manager, his style of management serves up boring football without flair, not what England supporters want. more...
BIG Sam was not the man to take over the mantle as England manager, his style of management serves up boring football without flair, not what England supporters want. more...
BIG Sam was not the man to take over the mantle as England manager, his style of management serves up boring football without flair, not what England supporters want. more...
WHERE do some newspapers get their information from? more...
