Stories for 12 June 2006
Accrington
A YOUNG man who squared up to a sex attacker after hearing the victim's scream has been praised by a judge. more...
AN Altham firm which operated without planning permission has been saved from closure. more...
Alan Calvert
BEFORE the start of the recent European Cup Final, the television camera lingered on a star Arsenal footballer and the match commentator felt he had to say something. more...
Barnoldswick
A drug dealer with a mystery illness won a court's mercy and kept his freedom - but a judge warned him he couldn't play the same "card," again. more...
Blackburn
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was critically ill in hospital today after being discovered in Queen's Park, Blackburn, with a fractured skull. more...
THE mother of a 12-year-old boy today blasted the "callous" driver who ran into her son as he crossed the road and then drove off. more...
A SCRAP vehicle dismantler has been fined almost £7,000 for running an illegal scrap yard with the potential to harm human health and the environment. more...
Bolton News
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
A MAN has died after losing control of a go-kart he was driving round a housing estate. more...
STEPPING into the ring with Amir Khan Bolton's undefeated professional boxer might not be some people's idea of a reward for working hard
But for two members of staff at Gresham Office Furniture in Lynstock Way, Bolton, it was a real treat as they got the chance to train with the popular Olympic silver medalist. more...
A FAMILY enjoyed a World Cup get-together with a difference on Saturday. more...
A VANDAL who slashed more than 80 car tyres on a drunken wrecking spree has appeared in court. more...
A MAN has appeared at Salford Magistrates Court charged with two counts of raping a teenage girl as she walked home from a night out. more...
A CONSERVATIVE councillor has backed calls for more legal gypsy and travellers sites in Bolton in a bid to get the users to pay taxes. more...
TURTON went absolutelty quckers for its annual duck race which has raised more than £8,000 for charity. more...
AFTER months of accusations, bitter rows and official investigations, the opposing factions on Westhoughton Town Council are able to agree on just one thing they can no longer work with each other. more...
YOUTHS are hacking down trees and digging deep pits to make a motorbike obstacle course at a local beauty spot. more...
GIRL band Clea will be signing copies of the new single, Lucky Like That, at Asda in Astley Bridge on Thursday. more...
ANIMAL lovers are being urged to have their pets tagged during National Microchipping month. more...
Most people believe their fathers to be special, but Tony Bennett really is. Gayle McBain meets the Bolton father-of-eight, who fully deserves his Father's Day present come next Sunday.
FATHER'S Day will be celebrated in many homes in Bolton on Sunday, but it is set to be marked in fine style in the Bennett household. more...
SCHOOL summer holidays in Bolton could be cut in a radical shake up of the academic year. more...
A PRIMARY school could shut and be rebuilt as part of a massive review which has led to the closure of some schools. more...
THREE self-confessed Grumpy Old Men and residents from across Westhoughton are helping to turn the area into "a blueprint for communities that the rest of the country could follow" according to Government minister Ruth Kelly. more...
A BOLTON surveyor has criticised government plans to improve the housing market saying the system will be left in chaos. more...
A BOLTON surveyor has criticised government plans to improve the housing market saying the system will be left in chaos. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
Brierfield
A MAN who knocked out a 16-year-old's teeth out two days after being released from jail and also went house burgling for a third time is back behind bars. more...
Burnley
A SUPPORT teacher who was cleared of having sex with a pupil has quit her job ahead of a misconduct hearing to discuss her future. more...
A TEENAGER from Burnley is in hospital after his bike collided with a car. more...
PADIHAM Weir could be turned into a major new fishing attraction but only if £200,000 is found to fund improvements. more...
Excitement was in the air in Burnley as England fans made their way through town in the blazing hot sunshine, many decked out in football shirts, with flags draped over their shoulders and faces painted. more...
VANDALS set fire to an empty end terrace house in Burnley. more...
Business Headlines
ONE of Britain's top hotel groups has appointed its first woman general manager. more...
ACCOUNTANTS and business advisory firm Unity has announced healthy growth over the last year with fee income increasing by 46 per cent to
£9.1 million. more...
Firms which continued to face recruitment problems were turning to older workers to fill vacancies, new research showed today. more...
THE Federation of Small Businesses has sounded the alarm over recommendations for changes to the self-assessment deadlines for tax returns. more...
THE UK trade deficit widened in April as exports of goods declined at a faster rate than imports despite improved demand from Europe. more...
BUSINESS transfer agent SBS Commercial has announced record sales figures for May, up by 260 per cent compared with last year. more...
Business News
BOSSES at East Lancashire firms could be counting the cost of football supporters taking sickies' to watch the World Cup, it has been revealed. more...
AN Altham firm which operated without planning permission has been saved from closure. more...
Cd Reviews
Melding classic metal with Flamenco-flavoured finesse, those London-based Gibraltans Breed 77 charge forward, Iron Maiden style, with new single Alive. more...
Much has being made of New Yorker Joan Wasser's affiliations with Rufus Wainwright and Anthony And The Johnsons, as though she merely hides in their shadows. more...
Norwegian summer bliss providers Royskopp are back with another delightful song to relieve all your sunshine-induced stress. more...
Norwegian summer bliss providers Royskopp are back with another delightful song to relieve all your sunshine-induced stress. more...
"Noise meets space meets harmony and discord" sounds ambitious, but that's what the downtempo minimalist art-rockers Champion Kickboxer have attempted. more...
Catherine Feeny shares a certain kinship with great female singer-songwriters of the past, but a more modern description is a female version of Jack Johnson. more...
Yet another reason why Morrissey is possibly the best songwriting talent the UK has ever produced. more...
Chorley News
A man from Chorley has been found guilty of falsely claiming over £5,000 in housing and council tax benefits. more...
Clarets News
CLARETS striker Gifton Noel-Williams has revealed that Brighton is an option for his services but admits their relegation from the Championship could cost them his signature. more...
Cricket Round-Up
EGERTON rewrote the record book thanks to professional Deeraj Jadhav who hit an unbeaten 173 against shell-shocked Farnworth Social Circle. more...
IT'S as you were in the Bolton Association title race after the top six all won on Saturday. more...
Darwen
A PENSIONER who has proved the importance of being a good neighbour is the winner of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Queen's Chocolate Box competition. more...
A DARWEN funeral director has praised the generosity of a stranger who handed over cash to help out a bereaved family. more...
Editor'S Comment
EVERYONE likes to think they would help a fellow human being in trouble if the need arose. more...
Education
EAST Lancashire schools are looking to copy their counterparts overseas and introduce creativity lessons' into the curriculum. more...
A PUPIL at Blackburn's Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School has received a boost ahead of his GCSEs in the shape of a prestigious scholarship. more...
Education News
A PRIMARY school could shut and be rebuilt as part of a massive review which has led to the closure of some schools. more...
Gig Guide
PIANISTS from around the world will be performing in the Ribble Valley as part of International Piano Week from July 8. more...
AN internationally renowned organist will be returning to the Rossendale Valley on June 13 to play a concert. more...
AN internationally renowned organist will be returning to the Rossendale Valley on June 13 to play a concert. more...
Haslingden
Former press photographer Garth Dawson was in Haslingden Library signing copies of a new book of photographs of the town. more...
ROSSENDALE is set to benefit from a jobs bonanza and more than £5million of investment with the construction of two new care homes. more...
A BUILDER suffered a smashed leg and could eventually develop arthritis after he was attacked by a drunken gang near a Haslingden takeaway. more...
DETECTIVES are hunting a man who reached into a car and stabbed the driver several times. more...
Health
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph has joined forces with health bosses to give you the chance to ask the questions you want answering over a massive hospital shake-up. more...
Helen Mead
I am not going to write about the World Cup, I am not going to write about the World Cup, I am not going to write about the World Cup
I am forced to repeat these lines 1,000 times every 10 minutes just to make sure I don't get sucked in and end up mulling over someone's ankle injury or someone else's missed goal for a disturbing amount of time. more...
Lancashire
CARERS in Lancashire will be able to access a range of useful information and advice via a new dedicated website launched today as part of national Carers Week 2006. more...
CARERS in Lancashire will be able to access a range of useful information and advice via a new dedicated website launched today as part of national Carers Week 2006. more...
The RSPCA is urging Lancashire dog owners not to risk their animals being literally baked alive during the current spell of hot weather. more...
Lancashire League
ENFIELD took an important win in the SponsorBank Lancashire League as they thumped champions Lowerhouse on Saturday. more...
COLNE upset the Enfield apple cart with a three wicket win over the leaders. more...
Latest Sport
LEIGH'S welcome victory is likely to have severe disciplinary repercussions. more...
Leigh Headlines
EX-POP star Carol Mounsey learned the hard way about life in the rock world. more...
EX-POP star Carol Mounsey learned the hard way about life in the rock world. more...
EX-POP star Carol Mounsey learned the hard way about life in the rock world. more...
A LEIGH Euro-MP has been nominated for a prestigious award by the world's largest environment organisation. more...
Letters
WHEN Darwen Circus was named all those years ago, they must have envisaged Blackburn with Darwen Council getting its hands on our beloved Darwen. Now, driving through town it really is like a circus. more...
ALL the wrong questions are being asked about John Prescott. more...
WHILE Blackburn with Darwen Council may be acting within the law by issuing a disabled mother with a parking ticket, it is showing no understanding of the lady's situation and no compassion. more...
THE probability of Iran bombing the canal bridges to the west of Blackburn is remote, so there is no reason why the bridges should not carry their official bridge number for the benefit of canal boat owners. more...
Lord Greaves
We had a question and answer session in the Lords last week about two reports published on the fifth anniversary of the "disturbances" in Oldham and Burnley. more...
Museums And Galleries
ROBOTS are unemotional machines designed to help our lives run more smoothly and efficiently right? more...
News
Angry members of Bradford's Muslim community told a public meeting how they felt "stigmatised" and "targeted" by the police during recent anti-terrorism raids. more...
News From The Schools
EX-POP star Carol Mounsey learned the hard way about life in the rock world. more...
Old Pals
WHILST on holiday in Scotland, my husband and I met a gentleman, Ivor Witts of Worcester, who asked if we cold find some information about Maurice Parkinson, who lived at 71 Rockliffe Street, Blackburn, during the 1940s. more...
Pendle News
MORE than 10 per cent of Pendle's shops are empty, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph can today reveal. more...
A NEW crime-fighting team has been set up to tackle anti-social behaviour in Pendle the first of its kind in East Lancashire. more...
Pne News
CLAUDE DAVIS has asked the Preston North End board not to stand in the way of a move from the club - if the right deal is offered. more...
CLAUDE DAVIS has asked the Preston North End board not to stand in the way of a move from the club - if the right deal is offered. more...
Restaurant Reviews
THE sun doesn't shine very often in Blackburn so when it does you want to get out and enjoy a leisurely lunch. more...
Ribblesdale League
Sanjit Fernando hit the day's best score but the Sri Lankan's superb century couldn't prevent Settle slipping to defeat in the VEKA Ribblesdale League senior division at Read. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Robbie Savage is confident he will be fit for the start of pre-season after undergoing an operation to cure a long-standing knee injury. more...
Sport Tasters
BLACKBURN Rovers midfielder Robbie Savage is confident he will be fit for the start of pre-season after undergoing an operation to cure a long-standing knee injury. more...
Stanley News
PETER Cavanagh is hoping for an injury free season as he journeys along the road to recovery. more...
STANLEY are holding three summer soccer schools at the club's training ground in Barnoldswick - the first course running from 24-27 July, the second from 31 July-3 August and the third from 7-10 August at the Rolls Royce facilities. more...
Tasters
A SUPPORT teacher who was cleared of having sex with a pupil has quit her job ahead of a misconduct hearing to discuss her future. more...
Theatre News From The Bolton Area
IT is something of a major achievement to make comedy and music out of tragedy, but we British have often been praised for doing just that. more...
Tv Reviews
ONLY THE crumbliest flakiest milk chocolate... more...
Wanderers News
THE agony goes on for Jared Borgetti. more...
We Say
THE World Cup is bringing not only a special atmosphere to the summer but a shared international rivalry that is largely good-natured. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to all involved in the police Respect awards to three Westhoughton groups. more...
FROM the bookies to the boozer, it seems all we Brits are interested in is the World Cup. Kat Dibbits takes a look at some of the odder points of the game, and some of the big bets that have been put on in Bolton.
BRITS love a flutter, and there is no sporting event that gets our competitive blood flowing more than the World Cup. more...
Wigan Warriors
Kris Radlinski has come out of retirement and has signed for Wigan Warriors until the end of the season - and will play for free. more...
World Cup
COMMUNITIES across East Lancashire got football fever at the weekend with residents of all ages coming together for World Cup street parties. more...
EAST Lancs came to a standstill shortly before 2pm on Saturday as England fans across the area prepared to cheer their country to victory. more...
BOSSES at East Lancashire firms could be counting the cost of football supporters taking sickies' to watch the World Cup, it has been revealed. more...
The Lancashire Evening Telegraph has extra reason to cheer on England at this year's World Cup thanks to a free £20 bet from new Padiham bookmakers Bradlow Racing. more...
Excitement was in the air in Burnley as England fans made their way through town in the blazing hot sunshine, many decked out in football shirts, with flags draped over their shoulders and faces painted. more...
World Cup Blog
With temperatures in East Lancashire reaching a whopping 28 degrees over the weekend, it was hard work even nipping to the fridge or operating the remote control during England's opening World Cup clash. more...
With temperatures in East Lancashire reaching a whopping 28 degrees over the weekend, it was hard work even nipping to the fridge or operating the remote control during England's opening World Cup clash. more...
World Cup Briefing
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
ITV won the first round on my scorecard as the TV World Cup coverage kicked into hyperdrive this weekend. more...
ENGLAND are asking to be knocked out if they continue to allow the game to be played in their half as they did in the second half on Saturday. more...
SVEN-Goran Eriksson insisted he had not made a mistake by taking too few strikers to Germany after England got their World Cup challenge off to a shaky start with a 1-0 win against Paraguay. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
THE whole of Bolton roared for England's footballers as their World Cup campaign got off to a winning start. more...
TWO Bolton Wanderers fans with Nazi symbols painted on their bodies were arrested in Germany at England's opening World Cup match. more...
WORKERS at Bolton Council have been banned from flying the England flag. more...
You Say
I was appalled by the actions of the four youths who executed the defenceless swan (Bolton Evening News, June 7). more...
ONE can only imagine what our great town will resemble if the critics who are so obsessed with the past have their way over future developments. more...
I am surprised if anyone did not know there would be an extra cost on weekly bin emptying as Cllr Roger Hayes many times warned there would be extra costs. more...
In reply to Peter Fairchild's letter regarding improving The Haulgh I have to say, on a personal basis, that I am amazed at his sudden fully informed views on the area. more...
I am writing with reference to the investigation into Councillor David Wilkinson. more...
