Stories for 9 May 2006
Accrington
AN elderly couple were robbed after a bogus labourer barged into their house. more...
Amateur Scene
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
AMIR KHAN hopes he will be in the crowd to see his cousin make his debut against Sri Lanka in the First Test at Lord's on Thursday. more...
Athletics
Mike Whyatt of Bowland Fell Runners and the Clayton-le-Moors Harriers Wendy Dodds and Kieran Carr were class winners in the 24-mile long Yorkshire Three Peaks Race - but in this race of attrition it was Dave Scott, Pete McWade and Katy Thompson who proved that have real staying power. more...
Audio And Video
Boy Kill Boy re-released their Suzie single on May 8. Check out the video here. more...
Barrowford
POLICE in Pendle are trying to stem a rise in burglary throughout Nelson, Brierfield and Barrowford by urging people to lock up their property. more...
Baxenden
A DISABLED woman today claimed a home improvement firm has left her "living in hell". more...
Blackburn
A BLACKBURN man was killed when a van he was driving was sliced in two in an accident on the M6 in Staffordshire. more...
A NEWLY-elected councillor whose right-wing party called for a ban on mixed-race marriages before the local elections is of African descent. more...
A CANCER charity supporter's poster advertising a fund-raising event was taken down by council staff because the authority will not profit from ticket sales. more...
A 37-year-old Blackburn woman refused NHS dental treatment launched a tirade of abuse at receptionists who suggested she go private. more...
A MAN has been put on the sex offenders register for life after taking indecent pictures of a Blackburn schoolgirl. more...
A MAN convicted of his third drink driving offence in five years has walked free from court with just a £150 fine. more...
A WANDERING peacock thrilled residents at a home for Alzheimer's patients when it took residence as their new pet. more...
Bolton Council Election Results
THE Conservative leader on Bolton Council has been given the the backing of his party, despite the Tories' failure to finish in first place in last week's elections. more...
Bolton News
THE Bolton Evening News Back The Baby Unit campaign has been taken to the top. more...
AN ARMED man who been refusing to get out of a car parked for more than 18 hours has shot himself in the head. more...
AN ARMED man who been refusing to get out of a car parked for more than 18 hours has shot himself in the head. more...
A 21-YEAR-OLD woman suffered multiple fractures after she fell 40 feet from a bridge. more...
AN ICE cream van driver was racially abused and sprayed in the face with CS gas by a gang of youths. more...
AN 80-YEAR-OLD man has been killed after being knocked down by a car in Walkden. more...
HAPPY couple Ray Stephens and Dee Clough decided against a white wedding. more...
VISITORS to Bolton Art Gallery have a rare opportunity to enjoy one of the world's art masterpieces. more...
A POLICEMAN from Bolton has drowned while snorkelling on holiday in Egypt. more...
A MAN was continuing to be questioned by detectives today on suspicion of murdering a farmer. more...
HARDY gardeners braved the weekend showers to set Turton Tower on track for a blooming summer. more...
CROCODILE and wild boar are just two of the exotic foods which will be on the menu when an International Food Market comes to Bolton town centre next week. more...
PUPILS in Farnworth are to be given a head start in hairdressing. more...
A 21-year-old man has appeared in court again charged with attacking disabled Glen Morton. more...
THE Church of England has joined forces with estate agents to offer people moving house the chance to have their new home blessed. more...
A MAN was conned out of £200 by a prostitute who posed as an undercover police woman. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
FOUR people were injured after a car crashed into another vehicle as it was being pursued by police. more...
BURGLARY has been slashed by almost two thirds after a mobile police station was installed in Great Lever during a three-month purge on crime. more...
A SEARCH for a Star talent competition will be held at Horwich Carnival later this month. more...
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy and his parents who are alleged to have run a professional counterfeiting operation from an attic bedroom are to be questioned by police this month. more...
A FORMER paratrooper seen being kicked by police officers on CCTV is to sue Greater Manchester Police. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
TEENAGERS should be banned from buying mini-motorbikes which blight communities, says a Bolton MP. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
A STAFF nurse is hoping to trace the Good Samaritan who took her to hospital after she broke her wrist and collapsed in the street. more...
THE Conservative leader on Bolton Council has been given the the backing of his party, despite the Tories' failure to finish in first place in last week's elections. more...
THE founder of Bolton charity Vision Aid is making progress after ending up on a life-support machine while on holiday in America. more...
CROCODILE and wild boar are just two of the exotic foods which will be on the menu when an International Food Market comes to Bolton town centre next week. more...
VOTING for your favourite cafe is getting intense as entries continue to pour into the Bolton Evening News offices. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Bolton'S Cafes Put To The Test
VOTING for your favourite cafe is getting intense as entries continue to pour into the Bolton Evening News offices. more...
Burnley
A CRIMINAL who asked Burnley magistrates to jail him got his wish but 10 days more than he hoped for. more...
BURNLEY council remained without a leader or ruling executive today after talks failed to resolve the deadlock over who should take the reins of the authority. more...
A WARRANT was issued for the arrest of a Burnley teenager after he failed to turn up in court to be sentenced for throwing a snowball. more...
MORE than 100 people in Burnley have found jobs in the past year as part of a drive to get the long-term unemployed back to work. more...
BUSINESSWOMAN and mum Jayne Harris swapped life in Burnley for a taste of the Outer Hebrides when she appeared in the cult Wife Swap series. more...
A DRUNKEN joiner threatened to petrol bomb a takeaway after being caught urinating in the doorway, a court heard. more...
AN esteemed Burnley writer whose books charted the history of the town has died aged 92. more...
TWO developers have been appointed to carry put the first phase of work as part of a £20million scheme to improve housing in Burnley. more...
Bury News
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Business
Women love shoes but none more so than enterprising businesswoman Rizwana Zaahid. more...
MPs from around the UK will celebrate South Asian cuisine with the inaugural Tiffin Cup 2006 final. more...
Women love shoes but none more so than enterprising businesswoman Rizwana Zaahid. more...
Women love shoes but none more so than enterprising businesswoman Rizwana Zaahid. more...
Business Headlines
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
Business News
RIBBLE Valley conservatory makers Ultraframe has revealed plans to shed jobs at its Clitheroe headquarters. more...
RAWTENSTALL-based communications firm 2ergo has announced its profits for the last six months are up 66 per cent from last year. more...
RAWTENSTALL-based communications firm 2ergo has announced its profits for the last six months are up 66 per cent from last year. more...
Business Updates
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
Clarets News
Burnley will face Blackpool in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup final following last night's thrilling semi-final victory over Bury. more...
BURNLEY Football Club have sold over 6600 season tickets for the coming season. more...
Burnley will face Blackpool in the Lancashire FA Youth Cup final following last night's thrilling semi-final victory over Bury. more...
Clitheroe
RIBBLE Valley conservatory makers Ultraframe has revealed plans to shed jobs at its Clitheroe headquarters. more...
Cricket Round-Up
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
AUSTRALIAN Brad Hodge returned to Old Trafford to begin his second season as Lancashire's overseas player last week and immediately outlined his aims. more...
Cricket school
A THREE-day cricket summer school is being held at Farnworth Social Circle CC from Friday May 31, to Sunday, June 2. more...
A THREE-day cricket summer school is being held at Farnworth Social Circle CC from Friday May 31, to Sunday, June 2. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Darwen
EXTRA police are being drafted into rural Darwen as part of a crackdown on thieves. more...
Dear Massi
Dear Massi, I really like this girl she's perfect for me I really want to ask her out but I dont know how. more...
Dear Massi,I am in a relationship with a black girl who I have been with for three years now. more...
Editor'S Comment
TODAY we learn that the bulk of controversial hospital bed cuts in East Lancashire will be completed by the end of August. more...
Education News
HUNDREDS of Asian women are furthering their education at the University of Bolton. more...
FOUR creative schoolchildren have managed to net their own websites. more...
Features
From the super-trendy girl next door who always looks her best to the wallflower in the street who doesn't seem to spend too much time dwelling on her reflection.
We all appear to have one thing in common Our need to be admired. That, and a nagging society but that's a whole new article! more...
Food
During the recent mini heatwave I decided to do something we should all do during the summer go to a barbeque. more...
During the recent mini heatwave I decided to do something we should all do during the summer go to a barbeque. more...
During the recent mini heatwave I decided to do something we should all do during the summer go to a barbeque. more...
Gig Guide
A "Night of Musical Extremes" will take place on May 17 in Accrington when students from Burnley College and the University of Central Lancashire host a joint show. more...
IF the reviews and celebrity endorsements are anything to go by, Whiskycats coming to Blackpool on May 13 are the next big thing. more...
Gig Reviews
Unlike groups which rely on catching the mood of the crowd with wild, unpredictable performances such as The White Stripes, The Zutons simply create the sound of their records, guaranteeing a good show. more...
Unlike groups which rely on catching the mood of the crowd with wild, unpredictable performances such as The White Stripes, The Zutons simply create the sound of their records, guaranteeing a good show. more...
Health
THE bulk of controversial hospital bed cuts will be completed by the end of August, The Lancashire Evening Telegraph can reveal. more...
Health News
THE founder of Bolton charity Vision Aid is making progress after ending up on a life-support machine while on holiday in America. more...
A STAFF nurse is hoping to trace the Good Samaritan who took her to hospital after she broke her wrist and collapsed in the street. more...
Ice Hockey Updates
Tony Hand has completed his second signing swoop as fellow Scot Adam Walker has signed a contract with the Manchester Phoenix. more...
Jason Whalley
At the start of this season when I was pressed on where I thought we'd finish, the pessimist in me said 15th. more...
Lancashire
THE number of fire deaths in Lancashire has been cut thanks to better fire safety awareness, it was announced today. more...
Lancashire News
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Lancs Gigs
GLASTONBURY is cancelled, Madchester has modernised. Music this summer is all about what's new and original especially at the SWAP Festival 06. The Song Writers And Performers Festival is back in Manchester from July 14 to 16. more...
Latest Sport
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Leigh Headlines
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Letters
THE proposed new Blackamoor by-pass will create even further misery for the residents of Lower Darwen. more...
SO, Blackburn with Darwen Council has put up our council tax again, for what? So they can put up more useless rubbish in the town. more...
RE card accounts at post offices. Why is this government hell bent on destroying post offices and punishing old age pensioners? more...
RE card accounts at post offices. Why is this government hell bent on destroying post offices and punishing old age pensioners? more...
NOT being one who is easily impressed, I must say how very impressed I was with the beautiful floral scented display of spring flowers outside British Home Stores, King William Street, Blackburn
Well done to the gardeners of the parks department and thank you, you made my day. more...
NOT being one who is easily impressed, I must say how very impressed I was with the beautiful floral scented display of spring flowers outside British Home Stores, King William Street, Blackburn. more...
NOT being one who is easily impressed, I must say how very impressed I was with the beautiful floral scented display of spring flowers outside British Home Stores, King William Street, Blackburn. more...
I AM writing to about the article "Fears for Hospital Jobs are Growing." It says managers urged departments to make "immediate" savings or jobs could be lost. more...
I AM writing to about the article "Fears for Hospital Jobs are Growing." more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Local Elections
A NEWLY-elected councillor whose right-wing party called for a ban on mixed-race marriages before the local elections is of African descent. more...
THE England First Party has removed controversial elements of its manifesto following Thursday's election success. more...
BURNLEY council remained without a leader or ruling executive today after talks failed to resolve the deadlock over who should take the reins of the authority. more...
Local Sports Updates
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
A MAN who claims he found a human fingernail in a luxury Swiss roll says that Bolton environmental health department's subsequent decision not to prosecute is totally unbelievable'. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
TODAY we return to the 1950s and National Service, which for many a Bolton lad was in Malaysia. more...
Fred Horridge, from the Turton Local History Society, called in to show me an old family Bible that has been brought to his group. more...
MY photographs tonight are something of an oddity. more...
Margo
I DON'T always see eye to eye with Jack Straw, but he's been good as Foreign Secretary. more...
Movies
Two complete strangers Raj (Shahid Kapoor) and Priya (Kareena Kapoor) by chance come across the missing son of Bangkok's biggest underworld bosses. more...
The first of the big summer biggies is here. more...
The first of the summer biggies is here. more...
The first of the summer biggies is here.Fanaa sees the return of audience favourite Kajol in a lead role.
It seems she has lost none of her on screen sparkle during her break and she teams up with Amir Khan for the first time. more...
Museums And Galleries
Harle Syke Museum
NOW just a suburb of Burnley, Harle Syke, dates back at least to Saxon times. more...
A PENDLE museum charting life in the British Empire has taken over a new base. more...
Nelson
A PENDLE museum charting life in the British Empire has taken over a new base. more...
A SUSPECTED drink driver who failed to give a breath test despite numerous attempts has been banned for two years. more...
A FORMER mill worker claimed almost £35,000 in hand-outs while he had cash stashed away in savings, a court heard. more...
News
A Rawtenstall's is hoping to get into the record books after discovering an unusual Palm Tree. more...
A Rawtenstall man is hoping to get into the record books after discovering an unusual Palm Tree. more...
A disqualified driver who crashed into a house whilst racing his sports car at 80mph has escaped with a "pitifully" lenient sentence. more...
Angry passengers on a PIA flight staged a mid-air mutiny it has been revealed. more...
Angry passengers on a PIA flight staged a mid-air mutiny it has been revealed. more...
A series of events to celebrate the Punjab and Sikism were a massive hit in Preston. more...
A series of events to celebrate the Punjab and Sikhism were a massive hit in Preston. more...
Hundreds of people were at an event which highlighted the unlawful imprisonment of Muslims worldwide. more...
Hundreds of people were at an event which highlighted the unlawful imprisonment of Muslims worldwide. more...
Oid Pals
I'm looking for a person who lives in Lancashire. Her name is Jane E Fallon living or has been living in 12 Elkfield Road or Drive in Blackpool. more...
Old Pals
I'm searching for the children of Mr and Mrs Derrick Haworth. I understand that both Derrick and Pat have passed on, however I would like to contact Lorraine (whose married name is unknown) and/or her brother Glen (or Glenn). more...
If anyone reading this happens to know Geoff Taylor who now lives in Barnoldswick, would you please ask him to contact me? more...
I am looking for a local researcher for Aintree racecourse, Liverpool in World War 2. more...
I'm trying to make contact with my mum Elizabeth Margaret Kershaw. more...
Oswaldtwistle
A retired engineer-fitter from Oswaldtwistle died from a blood clot in his lung following a fall at his home. more...
Pendle News
LABOUR MP Gordon Prentice today told Tony Blair: "It's time to move on". more...
Politics
TONY Blair has described Jack Straw as an "outstanding" Foreign Secretary. more...
A NEWLY-elected councillor whose right-wing party called for a ban on mixed-race marriages before the local elections is of African descent. more...
THE England First Party has removed controversial elements of its manifesto following Thursday's election success. more...
LABOUR MP Gordon Prentice today told Tony Blair: "It's time to move on". more...
RIBBLE Valley Tory MP Nigel Evans has demanded to know what involvement Ministers had in a controversial £30,000 National Lottery grant to Manchester United to ensure its staff are fit. more...
RIBBLE Valley Tory MP Nigel Evans has demanded to know what involvement Ministers had in a controversial £30,000 National Lottery grant to Manchester United to ensure its staff are fit. more...
BURNLEY council remained without a leader or ruling executive today after talks failed to resolve the deadlock over who should take the reins of the authority. more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Prestwich Headlines
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
Rawtenstall
RAWTENSTALL-based communications firm 2ergo has announced its profits for the last six months are up 66 per cent from last year. more...
THE hugely successful annual Rossendale bike show has been cancelled. more...
Ribble Valley News
RIBBLE Valley Tory MP Nigel Evans has demanded to know what involvement Ministers had in a controversial £30,000 National Lottery grant to Manchester United to ensure its staff are fit. more...
Rishton
A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded at the inquest of a 77-year-old retired home carer. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Michael Gray is ready to put pen to paper on a new contract after helping to lead the club back into Europe. more...
Soccer Headlines
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Sport
Mohammed Kabir won the Divsion one title in the Community badminton League with a one hundred per cent record. more...
Mohammed Kabir won the Divsion one title in the Community badminton League with a one hundred per cent record. more...
Mohammed Kabir won the Divsion one title in the Community badminton League with a one hundred per cent record. more...
Mohammed Kabir won the Divsion one title in the Community badminton League with a one hundred per cent record. more...
Mohammed Kabir won the Divsion one title in the Community badminton League with a one hundred per cent record. more...
Bolton Asians were a class apart at this Chairty fives at the JJB. more...
Bolton Asians were a class apart at our annual Charity fives at the JJB Soccer Dome. more...
Sport From Around The Area
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Sport Tasters
ACCRINGTON Stanley have announced their ticket prices ahead of the club's historic return to the Football League. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Michael Gray is ready to put pen to paper on a new contract after helping to lead the club back into Europe. more...
BURNLEY Football Club have sold over 6500 season tickets for the coming season - on a par with the same time last season. more...
Sporting Highlights
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
NEW professional Steve Dearden hit his second successive century to keep Elton riding high with the Bolton Association leaders. more...
FARNWORTH Social Circle and Heaton broke the League's aggregate runs record in a match when they met at Lower Pools on Saturday. more...
Ramsbottom United 2 Eagley 1: Rams won the Bolton Hospital Cup at the Reebok last night. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley have announced their ticket prices ahead of the club's historic return to the Football League. more...
Accrington Stanley will begin the build-up to their first League campaign for 44 years with two high profile friendlies. more...
Accrington Stanley will begin the build-up to their first League campaign for 44 years with two high profile friendlies. more...
Tasters
A NEWLY-elected councillor whose right-wing party called for a ban on mixed-race marriages before the local elections is of African descent. more...
A CANCER charity supporter's poster advertising a fund-raising event was taken down by council staff because the authority will not profit from ticket sales. more...
AN elderly couple were robbed after a bogus labourer barged into their house. more...
The Last Bit
I am no racist but there are some things that I need to get off my chest. more...
Theatre
Pendle Borderline Theatre Company's latest production Nasty Neighbours, being performed in Colne from May 17, deals with our horrid facscination of neighbours from hell. more...
THE UK's first and only professional touring taiko drum group is beating its way to Preston on May 9. more...
Todmorden
A SUICIDAL driver died after tying a noose around his neck and to a telephone pole then setting off in his car. more...
Tv News
BUSINESSWOMAN and mum Jayne Harris swapped life in Burnley for a taste of the Outer Hebrides when she appeared in the cult Wife Swap series. more...
Wanderers News
From Texas to New Zealand, dozens of Wanderers supporters all over the world are clicking onto to our new interactive fans' map. more...
HIDETOSHI Nakata could have a future at Bolton Wanderers, if he lowers his financial sights. more...
MATT Jansen, Khalilou Fadiga and Oscar Perez will join Jay Jay Okocha and Bruno N'Gotty in leaving Wanderers this summer, it has been confirmed. more...
MATT Jansen, Khalilou Fadiga and Oscar Perez will join Jay Jay Okocha and Bruno N'Gotty in leaving Wanderers this summer as manager Sam Allardyce reveals he wants to make six "quality" signings. more...
JAY Jay Okocha is experienced enough to know that in football, as in life, all good things come to an end. more...
Waterfoot
A SUICIDAL driver died after tying a noose around his neck and to a telephone pole then setting off in his car. more...
We Say
THE people of Bolton could not have been more vocal in their message to the health service they are desperate to make sure the Royal Bolton Hospital is selected as a super-centre for baby and children's services. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
DAREVELIS are being sought to jump out of an aeroplane in aid of a local charity for the blind. more...
CROCODILE and wild boar are just two of the exotic foods which will be on the menu when an International Food Market comes to Bolton town centre next week. more...
CROCODILE and wild boar are just two of the exotic foods which will be on the menu when an International Food Market comes to Bolton town centre next week. more...
Whitefield Headlines
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
HOUSE prices in the
North-west have seen some of the highest rises in the country, according to new property figures. more...
HOLIDAYMAKERS will no longer have to travel to Liverpool if they need a passport in a hurry. more...
Greater Manchester Police has to make savings of more than £14 million this year. It means fewer police officers on the streets. Wes Wright looks at the future of local policing. more...
World Cup Briefing
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
SMILING at the front of yesterday's press conference Sven-Goran Eriksson looked like a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. more...
You Say
AS Chairman of Clarence Street Users Group, I chaired a meeting on May 5 at the Centre and I estimated well over 100 people were crammed into the common room to be addressed initially by Wilf Cox. more...
WITH reference to special needs adults being moved away from Clarence Street College. more...
I HAVE been a dentist in Bolton since 1972, and throughout that 34 years have been committed to providing NHS dentistry for my patients. more...
I ALMOST feel sorry for the Lib/Dems. I do not think that they ever thought they would gain control of the council and, when they did, they were overawed. more...
CAN the powers-that-be please tell me how I am supposed to drive legally down Hulton Lane from St Helens Road to Wigan Road? more...
