Stories for 29 June 2006
Accrington
A TEACHER has revealed she has moved towns to avoid meeting drunk pupils on the streets near her home at night. more...
A BROTHER whose "wonderful sister" died in a three-car smash today urged the police not to charge anyone in connection with the accident. more...
A BROTHER whose "wonderful sister" died in a three-car smash today urged the police not to charge anyone in connection with the accident. more...
A SCHOOL in Accrington has announced a week-long celebration to ensure its 100th birthday is marked in style. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
BOXER Amir Khan and his cousin, England cricketer Sajid Mahmood, were mobbed when they paid a visit to a Westhoughton school. more...
Athletics
Blackburn Harriers went down with all guns blazing in the fourth round of the Young Athletes League at Witton Park on Sunday. more...
Six East Lancashire athletes have been chosen in the 30 strong Lancashire Schools Team for the English Schools Championships at Gateshead on July 7 and 8. more...
Six East Lancashire athletes have been chosen in the 30 strong Lancashire Schools Team for the English Schools Championships at Gateshead on July 7 and 8. more...
Pendle Athletic Club caters for the full range of skills from heptathletes to fell runners and two of the best were competing at a high level last weekend. more...
Blackpool & Fylde Athletics Club's ladies captain, Gemma Unsworth, tackled the gruelling Countryside Tour of Horwich and Rivington which involved no less than five events over a six day period. more...
Bacup
BACUP has a new indoor play centre for youngsters thanks to around £10,000 worth of help. more...
Bamber Bridge News
A Bamber Bridge biker who caused the death of his pillion passenger, a city centre pub landlord, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. more...
Betting Tips
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
Blackburn
THREE kick boxing fans are being hunted by police investigating the £100,000 kidnap of a Blackburn man. more...
RELATIVES of a man whose body was left on a hospital ward for eight hours have not been told because bosses said it would "distress" them. more...
A POLICE officer was found hanged in a suspected suicide. more...
A COUPLE from Blackburn have paid tribute to their "ideal daughter", who died after suffering from breathlessness at her home. more...
A PRICELESS piece of Blackburn's history is to form the centrepiece of a new town centre development. more...
A Blackburn who lost his arm to cancer is leading a team of Rovers fans attempting to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. more...
Blackpool News
Blackpool's entertainment scene dying? Nonsense, says a theatre with a report to prove otherwise. more...
Police in Blackpool are not treating the discovery of two bodies found in the town as suspicious. more...
A woman who is recovering from breast cancer surgery at Blackpool's Victoria Hospital is calling on Citizen readers to help her raise thousands of pounds toward a dedicated ward for patients with the disease. more...
TVR will stay in Blackpool for the long term, its owner has pledged. more...
Blackpool's council house tenants will have a new landlord after giving the go-ahead for a major shake-up of the resort's public sector housing. more...
Blackpool Panthers Rlfc
Blackpool Panthers' first game at The Woodlands saw them pull off a memorable victory over Keighley Cougars - unfortunately their second game at the Fylde RUFC ground saw them fail to repeat the trick. more...
Blackpool Panthers' first game at The Woodlands saw them pull off a memorable victory over Keighley Cougars - unfortunately their second game at the Fylde RUFC ground saw them fail to repeat the trick. more...
Blackpool Rufc
Blackpool RUFC Juniors ended a hugely successful season with their third annual presentation evening. All of the players were awarded with a medal and forty trophies were given out in total. more...
Bolton News
TIME is running out to cast your vote in the Bolton Evening News Teacher of the Year competition. more...
TAXI drivers are being urged to boycott a new taxi rank at the revamped Bolton Interchange in Newport Street after claims that it is dangerous. more...
THE case of a Bolton man who faced a murder charge for killing his father is to feature in a Channel 4 documentary. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
A NEW community arts centre has opened in Horwich. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old who was stabbed to death. more...
ANTI-terror police were today continuing to question two men arrested in raids across Bolton. more...
POP band Clea, featuring Bolton-born singer Lynsey Brown, are giving fans the opportunity to record a new version of their single Lucky Like That and it is all in aid of charity. more...
THE number of days Bury Council staff take off sick has fallen since flexible working hours were introduced, it has been revealed. more...
IT only lasted for half a second, but a problem with the National Grid sparked chaos across Bolton and even affected businesses as far away as Bradford. more...
PEOPLE power has triumphed over developers who wanted to build a 14-storey tower block opposite Bury Town Hall. more...
CAPTURING the spirit of women has won art student Ayshea Pearson £500. more...
A JUDGE has had to postpone passing sentence on a convicted rapist because prosecutors are barred from making a vital phone to his native Czech Republic. more...
A YOUNG Judo prodigy from Bolton is throwing himself into a training regime which he hopes will one day see him hit Olympic heights. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
ORGANISERS at Bolton Lads and Girls Club in Spa Road want 1,000 volunteers from the town to take part in this year's Sports Relief one mile event on Saturday, July 15. more...
MUSLIMS in Bolton are suffering from a lack of role models, a councillor has told a European Conference aimed at countering radicalism and boosting integration. more...
FIRE stations in Bolton and Bury are being left understaffed and under-resourced because of cost-cutting measures, union chiefs claimed today. more...
BUDDING young gardeners have been taking part in Horwich in Bloom. more...
GLEN Thistlethwaite and his friend Emma Fielding are setting out for a bike ride this weekend but will not be returning until February next year. more...
BOLTON School has dropped plans to close a local road as part of its £10 million expansion. more...
Parties thrown by teenagers celebrating the end of their exams or their birthday cost parents millions of pounds repairing damage to their homes, new research suggests today. more...
A HOLIDAY ended in double tragedy for a family when they were involved in a car crash 30 minutes after arriving in Spain. more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
IT could easily have been maths, RE or history, but when primary school pupils were asked which lesson they found the most boring, they came up with an unexpected answer . . . geography. more...
A PRISON officer who downloaded hundreds of child porn pictures from the internet has avoided being sent to prison. more...
A HUNDRED school children took to the saddle to boost the profile of horse riding. more...
CHURCH lovers have seen their prayers answered with a £200,000 scheme to repair an 18th century chapel. more...
TIME is running out to cast your vote in the Bolton Evening News Teacher of the Year competition. more...
BOXER Amir Khan and his cousin, England cricketer Sajid Mahmood, were mobbed when they paid a visit to a Westhoughton school. more...
PUPILS pulled no punches when they warned young children about the dangers of talking to strangers. more...
MORE than 200 people flocked to the Beverley Street temple to listen to visiting Hindu preacher. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
BOLTON is to be hit by a high pollen count over the next few days, causing misery for hayfever sufferers. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
Burnley
IS THIS the most patriotic street in East Lancashire? more...
A TEACHER has revealed she has moved towns to avoid meeting drunk pupils on the streets near her home at night. more...
POLICE are searching for a Burnley shopkeeper following the collapse of a conspiracy trial which has cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds. more...
Police in Burnley are searching for a man who exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl on Tuesday night. more...
POLICE were today quizzing a 69-year-old mother who is accused of stabbing her daughter during a family domestic in Burnley. more...
A THIEF broke into the post office on Parliament Street, Burnley, on Tuesday night and stole £70 in coins. more...
BURNLEY school pupils got the Big Brother treatment as part of an ambitious national art commissioning programme to be filmed for Channel 4. more...
ROAD tax dodgers in Burnley have been hit with fines following a two-day crackdown by police and the DVLA. more...
A DRUG addict who broke into a charity premises and stole a £1,670 haul got a helping hand to beat his habit. more...
TALENTED furniture students at Burnley College are behind a major new exhibition in the town. more...
Bury News
A TEENAGER appeared before Bury magistrates yesterday after her household waste was found dumped in a street. more...
A MAN brutally attacked and raped a woman within two months of being let out of jail early. more...
WILD'S female victim has recalled her chilling ordeal, describing how he turned from a friend into a fiend. more...
A man suffered burns to his hands in a welding accident at an industrial estate in Bury. more...
PLANS to build a 14-storey tower block opposite Bury Town Hall have been ditched. more...
A RETIRED chiropodist woke up to find his bed on fire, an inquest heard. more...
A Bury pharmacist has been found guilty of misconduct by his professional body for stealing painkillers from a Welsh pharmacy where he had worked. more...
Firefighters have been left fuming after being banned from showing their support for England's World Cup campaign. more...
A former Prestwich councillor has died at the age of 71. more...
A COUPLE who claimed they could not afford veterinary treatment for their dogs have been banned for life from keeping all animals. more...
A BRAVE teenager who spent years battling cancer completed a special lap of honour at Bury's first ever Relay for Life fundraiser. more...
GROUNDSMEN at Bury Football Club have had to deal with a more unusual pitch invasion in the shape of a mischievous fox. more...
NURSES were criticised for failing to launch a search for a patient who "wandered off" from a ward at Fairfield Hospital and was found drowned in a nearby river three days later. more...
STAFF at a Hawkshaw pub were threatened with machetes when it was stormed by masked robbers. more...
A HOLIDAY ended in double tragedy for a Bury family when they were involved in a car crash 30 minutes after arriving in Spain. more...
A MAN has been banned from every pub and club in the town centre for the next three years
Kris Odling, of Darlington Close, Woolfold, has also been banned from being drunk in the town centre as part of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) imposed at Bury Magistrates Court last week. more...
ORGANISERS of this year's Powersound competition have given budding musicians and singers an extra week to book themselves a place. more...
APPEALS have been launched to trace relatives of three men who have died in the past two weeks. more...
BRAVE youngster Beth Morris needed 82 life-saving blood transfusions when she was being treated for leukaemia. more...
BUDDING engineers from Radcliffe Riverside School are celebrating gaining a qualification which could be the springboard to a successful career. more...
CHANGES have been made to the make-up of the Schools Organisation Committee after a challenge by the schools threatened by closure. more...
THE inventiveness of four pupils at Castlebrook High in Unsworth earned them a place in the regional semi-final of a major innovation competition. more...
DISABLED grandmother Elizabeth Sayers has branded council staff "Scrooges" after they ordered her to take down the Christmas lights on her house. more...
PUPILS at Elms Bank Specialist Arts College are on the move' thanks to a generous donation from a local masonic lodge. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were forced to enter a burning mill in Bury when it was feared people were trapped inside. more...
A KIND-hearted teaching assistant pushed her running muscles to the limit to complete the London Marathon in honour of one of her pupils. more...
THE thousands of young soldiers who lost their lives in Britain's bloodiest day were remembered last night as Hawkshaw Flower Club lay wreaths across the north of Bury. more...
A DRIVER from Bury who beat a drink-drive ban six years ago after saying he had been slipped a date-rape drug has been ordered off the road by a court following a new charge. more...
A STATE-of-the-art clinic, complete with operating theatres, is to be created as part of a multi-million pound plan to transform Bury town centre. more...
RESIDENTS are being urged to help Bury cultivate that winning style as the town bids for another regional North West in Bloom award. more...
A KNUCKLE duster with a razor-sharp blade and flick knives were some of the weapons handed in to police in Bury as part of a nationwide knife amnesty. more...
A DAUGHTER is demanding more information about how her father died in hospital after breaking his leg. more...
Business Headlines
THE manager of Bolton's Crompton Place shopping Centre is to leave his post after being appointed as the boss of Hartlepool's 180-store Middleton Grange Centre. more...
TWO companies are set to lock horns in a bidding war for the £700 million De Vere Hotel group. more...
A FAILURE to keep accurate records is landing more local businesses in trouble with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, a Bolton accountant has warned. more...
Business News
TWO companies behind a bid for struggling Clitheroe firm Ultraframe have pulled out after huge financial losses were revealed. more...
Business Updates
LOCAL companies have a healthy outlook! more...
NEW kids on the block' at Bury Market! more...
KEY adjustments which companies can make to cater for employees with specific needs will come under the microscope at a meeting next week. more...
THE best of business in Bolton and Bury will be celebrated at a glittering awards ceremony tonight. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH Centurions will have at least three of their frontline troops back in action this weekend as they look to get their league season back on track. more...
Wigan's world record signing of Stuart Fielden was certainly been to Leigh's benefit. more...
Outstanding young forward prospect, James Taylor, has signed a new four year contract that will keep him at the club until 2010. more...
NORTHERN Rail and Leigh Centurions have teamed up to send a special supporters train to the Northern Rail Cup final against Hull KR in Blackpool on Sunday, July 16. more...
LEIGH Centurions will have at least three of their frontline troops back in action this weekend as they look to get their league season back on track. more...
LEIGH Centurions will have at least three of their frontline troops back in action this weekend as they look to get their league season back on track. more...
Wigan's world record signing of Stuart Fielden was certainly been to Leigh's benefit. more...
Outstanding young forward prospect, James Taylor, has signed a new four year contract that will keep him at the club until 2010. more...
NORTHERN Rail and Leigh Centurions have teamed up to send a special supporters train to the Northern Rail Cup final against Hull KR in Blackpool on Sunday, July 16. more...
NORTHERN Rail and Leigh Centurions have teamed up to send a special supporters train to the Northern Rail Cup final against Hull KR in Blackpool on Sunday, July 16. more...
TO say that I'm disappointed to lose this game would be a massive understatement. more...
Clarets News
STEVE Cotterill insists the addition of Stephen Foster has eased his centre-back problems as Burnley gear up for the start of pre-season. more...
STEVE Cotterill insists the addition of Stephen Foster has eased his centre-back problems as Burnley gear up for the start of pre-season. more...
The Burnley squad report back for medical checks at Turf Moor tomorrow, with pre-season training then set to get into full swing. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
A WOMAN has spoken of her shock after her motorbike-enthusiast husband died suddenly after complaining of an upset stomach. more...
A WOMAN has spoken of her shock after her motorbike-enthusiast husband died suddenly after complaining of an upset stomach. more...
Clitheroe
HERITAGE groups are celebrating after a £150,000 cash boost was secured for Clitheroe Castle. more...
TWO companies behind a bid for struggling Clitheroe firm Ultraframe have pulled out after huge financial losses were revealed. more...
Colne
A NEW £30 million flagship store in Colne is set to be given the green light tonight. more...
Cricket Round-Up
IN the Bolton League Greenmount continued their push for the title as they coasted to a five-wicket victory over Astley Bridge. more...
IN the Bolton League Greenmount continued their push for the title as they coasted to a five-wicket victory over Astley Bridge. more...
Darwen
A 71-year-old man died after a rare micro-organism found in soil and decaying trees invaded his body. more...
ELDERLY people have been warned to be on their guard after thugs attacked and robbed two pensioners in Darwen town centre on the same day. more...
A WOMAN whose 40th birthday party received a visit by the police today stressed it was nothing to do with the World Cup. more...
Edgworth News
A Caribbean evening in aid of refurbishments at St James Church in Edgworth is taking place on July 8. more...
Education
A TEACHER has revealed she has moved towns to avoid meeting drunk pupils on the streets near her home at night. more...
A SCHOOL in Accrington has announced a week-long celebration to ensure its 100th birthday is marked in style. more...
BURNLEY school pupils got the Big Brother treatment as part of an ambitious national art commissioning programme to be filmed for Channel 4. more...
TALENTED furniture students at Burnley College are behind a major new exhibition in the town. more...
Education News
PUPILS from Bury Grammar School will fittingly provide the musical talent at tomorrow's lunchtime concert in Bury Parish Church. more...
PUPILS had the chance to adopt the mantle of financial whizzkids during a successful stock market challenge staged at Castlebrook High School. more...
AFTER you, sir! Pupils at a Bury high school are beaming with pride after being named the politest pupils during a school trip to Italy. more...
BURY College is leading a national campaign by the Government to teach financial education to pupils in all secondary schools. more...
Events In And Around Leigh
THEATRE, events, exchibitions guide more...
THEATRE, events, exchibitions guide more...
A NEW youth theatre group will stage their debut production. more...
THE next two Walks for Health set out from Ashton and Pennington. more...
THEATRE, events, exchibitions guide more...
THEATRE, events, exchibitions guide more...
Fylde Rufc
New Zealand playmaker, Tyrone Taiepa, has signed in at Fylde RUFC as a replacement for departing fly-half, Mike Scott. more...
Golf Updates
BOLTON and Chorley top their respective BGA Leagues with just over half of the new-look season completed. more...
Bolton Golf Association took the Lancashire Scratch League by storm this week with resounding victories over both the Southport and North Lancs Associations. more...
CLIVE Muir and Brain Crank are one step away from national glory. more...
Health
RELATIVES of a man whose body was left on a hospital ward for eight hours have not been told because bosses said it would "distress" them. more...
BOREDOM, cheap booze and poor examples set by parents are leading young children to get drunk, health experts and children's workers warned today. more...
BOREDOM, cheap booze and poor examples set by parents are leading young children to get drunk, health experts and children's workers warned today. more...
POLLEN predictors are warning that hayfever sufferers in Lancashire will be hit by the high pollen count every day this week. more...
POLLEN predictors are warning that hayfever sufferers in Lancashire will be hit by the high pollen count every day this week. more...
Health News
A NEW community arts centre has opened in Horwich. more...
BOLTON is to be hit by a high pollen count over the next few days, causing misery for hayfever sufferers. more...
Huncoat
PLANS to build 56 homes in an area of Huncoat were given the thumbs-up by councillors, despite protests by nearby residents. more...
Jack Straw
ONCE it was "the man on the Clapham omnibus" who was the weather vane of opinion for the whole of British society. more...
Jobs News
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
Lancashire
Rowdy, unruly, and threatening behaviour by yobs on buses in Lancashire will no longer be tolerated. more...
Police are warning World Cup revellers in Lancashire not to kick off, whether England win or lose in their quarter final against Portugal on Saturday. more...
Complaining about Lancashire County Council services has just got easier with publication of a new booklet. more...
LANCASHIRE householders are tapping in to their best ever water supplies, a report on United Utilities by a Government watchdog says. more...
LABOUR turnover rates in Lancashire are among the highest in the UK. more...
Lancs Gigs
THE Automatic have announced a monster string of gig dates, including a show in Manchester on October 14. more...
THE sensational Gladys Knight is bringing some of her sweet soul music to Manchester on July 5. more...
AWARD-winning Keane are heading out on the road on the back of their latest offering Under The Iron Sea - and they will be stopping off in Manchester on October 18. more...
Latest Sport
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
Leigh Headlines
POLICE seized 883 vehicles in a high profile clampdown on illegal drivers. more...
THE family of a teenage boy who died following a road accident in Hindley Green last week, have paid tribute to him. more...
A NEW youth theatre group will stage their debut production. more...
THE next two Walks for Health set out from Ashton and Pennington. more...
Lesley Richards
ONLY days after rider Diane Orrell sent a letter to the Journal appealing to drivers to be patient with horses on the road a 23-years-old horsewoman and mum of two was killed following an horrific accident. more...
THE subject of fly tipping raised a sore point with reader Paul Sullivan. more...
WE'RE lucky to have a watery wonderland on our doorstep. more...
THE "roll your cap grandad" TV ad puzzler set by reader Pat Riding last week prompted readers to rack their brains - and they came up with two answers:
Heinz tomato soup which was in the majority - or the PG Tips monkeys. I'll settle for the soup. more...
Letters
In 1983 the Labour Party manifesto pledged to prohibit the use of snares in the UK. more...
Another British soldier killed in the noble cause for Oil for America' (BBC News June 12). more...
First of all I must ask, aren't all murders hateful? more...
First of all I must ask, aren't all murders hateful? more...
I have called for a total overhaul of the way tax credits are awarded after new figures on June 6 revealed that 4,100 families in South Ribble are still being forced to pay back over £3.1million worth of tax credits, due to overpayments made by HM Revenue and Customs. more...
January 1 saw the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Naval Electrical Branch. more...
Leyland News
A teenage yob who has wreaked havoc in the Moss Side area of Leyland has been handed an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO). more...
Radio personality, Sally Naden, will officially open the Leyland Cancer Research UK committee's annual garden party at The Warren, Broadfield Drive, Leyland, on Saturday, July 1, from 1.30pm. more...
A charity is showing it has plenty of bottle when it comes to helping the vulnerable by distributing 10,000 plastic containers which they hope could save lives. more...
Local Cricket
The local derby between St Annes and Fleetwood at Vernon Road on Saturday was very much a one-sided affair writes Gerry Wolstenholme. more...
None of the local Surridge Northern Premier League sides managed a win at the weekend but Preston managed a winning draw at home to Chorley. more...
None of the local Surridge Northern Premier League sides managed a win at the weekend but Preston managed a winning draw at home to Chorley. more...
Penwortham got back to winning ways to stretch their lead at the top of the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Premier Division beating strugglers Fylde by five wickets. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
ATHERTON CC's first XI suffered the worst of the weather conditions last Saturday as they slipped to defeat at Edgworth. more...
LEIGH CC fisrt Xl suffered another disappointing weekend as the weaknesses in their bowling line-up were once again exposed. more...
LEIGH CC fisrt Xl suffered another disappointing weekend as the weaknesses in their bowling line-up were once again exposed. more...
DESPITE a more positive performance with both bat and ball than in their previous two matches, Leigh CC Fourths slumped to a fifth defeat of the season at nearby Newton, leaving themselves perilously close to the foot of the table. more...
LEIGH'S wicket-keeper/batsman Gareth Cross has been called up for first team duty by Lancashire. more...
IN the Bolton League Greenmount continued their push for the title as they coasted to a five-wicket victory over Astley Bridge. more...
ATHERTON CC's first XI suffered the worst of the weather conditions last Saturday as they slipped to defeat at Edgworth. more...
LEIGH CC fisrt Xl suffered another disappointing weekend as the weaknesses in their bowling line-up were once again exposed. more...
DESPITE a more positive performance with both bat and ball than in their previous two matches, Leigh CC Fourths slumped to a fifth defeat of the season at nearby Newton, leaving themselves perilously close to the foot of the table. more...
IN the Bolton League Greenmount continued their push for the title as they coasted to a five-wicket victory over Astley Bridge. more...
Looking Back
AS people are urged to get on yer bike' for a healthier lifestyle, we take a look at the days when cycling was the only mode of transport for many. more...
HOW many Burnley folk can remember Adams Stores in Tunstill Street, better known as the Penny Bazaar, which was the focal point of shopping for almost 20 years? more...
AS people are urged to get on yer bike' for a healthier 2006 lifestyle, we take a look at the days when cycling was the only mode of transport for many. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
A Driver had an amazing escape when his van careered off a busy road and "took off". more...
Lytham News
St Annes energy management firm Inenco which employs 140 people is set for continued growth' after an £11.8 million deal with Yorkshire-based Spice Holdings which offers support services in the electricity, facilities, telecoms and water industries. more...
Motorsport
TEENAGER Ross Worswick has established himself as one of the sport's rising stars after securing his first-ever race victory. more...
DAVE Holden's bid for the Ace of Aintree sidecar championship moved up a gear with victory in the second round of the series. more...
Three East Lancashire crews are contesting the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland this weekend. more...
Movies
TAKE a long drag, inhale and sit: this is one film you will want to savour. more...
Museums And Galleries
AN arts group is celebrating its 40th anniversary by staging an exhibition. more...
Nostalgia is filling the air in the Grundy Art Gallery, Queen Street, Blackpool, with a black and white photographic exhibition showing Blackpool holidaymakers during the summer of 1949. more...
Nostalgia is filling the air in the Grundy Art Gallery, Queen Street, Blackpool, with a black and white photographic exhibition showing Blackpool holidaymakers during the summer of 1949. more...
Neil Bonnar: Shoots From The Lip
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
Nelson
A NELSON drugs den which caused a 24-hour nuisance to residents has been closed. more...
News
Experienced campaigners, Adrian Forbes and Michael Jackson, are the latest recruits to arrive at Bloomfield Road as the Seasiders' squad prepares for pre-season training. more...
Blackpool have missed out on the signing of experienced midfielder John Mullin. more...
The Seasiders are set for a Sky TV date when they take on Brighton at the Withdean Stadium. more...
News About Local Jobs
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
TRAINEE nurses who graduate this summer have been told there are no jobs for them at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
Nicola Mostyn: Shoots From The Hip
A GUY I know has a problem he has started to sleepwalk. He tidies things away. He wanders around his bedroom. more...
Penwortham News
Work will begin next month on digging up a 400m stretch of Liverpool Road, Penwortham, to replace aging gas mains. more...
Pne News
Blackburn Rovers have played down talk that they want Preston North End striker David Nugent to replace Craig Bellamy following his £6million move to Liverpool. more...
Blackburn Rovers have played down talk that they want Preston North End striker David Nugent to replace Craig Bellamy following his £6million move to Liverpool. more...
Preston North End have been handed a hat-trick of early-season TV dates with fixture dates changes as a result. more...
Preston News
Cottam will be cleaning up Cottam when a new grime buster takes to Preston's suburbs as part of an expansion of the city's street cleaning team. more...
Find out more about Preston Crematorium at an open day on Sunday, July 2. more...
Preston's Moor Park will host a 'helping hedgehogs day' on Saturday July 8. more...
Staff at Royal Preston Hospital have designed a notice board for National Falls Awareness Week aimed at elderly people. more...
A derelict toilet block facing Preston North End's Deepdale stadium could be transformed into a Japanese pagoda style fast-food outlet for hungry football fans. more...
Athens double gold medal winning athlete Dame Kelly Holmes visited a school and a DIY store while in Preston. more...
Boats from up and down the country sailed into Preston for its annual Riversway Festival on Saturday. more...
A wheelchair user had a lucky escape, when a discarded cigarette caused a fire in his flat. more...
Public Transport
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
BOLTON'S spokesman on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority will be Councillor Nick Peel. more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boiro's Unibond League fixtures will be available on Friday. Watch this space! more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's Unibond League fixtures will be available on Friday. Watch this space! more...
RADCLIFFE Boro's Unibond League fixtures will be available on Friday. Watch this space! more...
Rossendale News
FUNDING worth £4.5million has been made available to build a new base for police in Rossendale, it has been revealed. more...
Rovers News
MARK Hughes has been told to forget about signing Norwich striker Robert Earnshaw as he seeks to replace Craig Bellamy. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
LEIGH Centurions will have at least three of their frontline troops back in action this weekend as they look to get their league season back on track. more...
Outstanding young forward prospect, James Taylor, has signed a new four year contract that will keep him at the club until 2010. more...
Wigan's world record signing of Stuart Fielden was certainly been to Leigh's benefit. more...
NORTHERN Rail and Leigh Centurions have teamed up to send a special supporters train to the Northern Rail Cup final against Hull KR in Blackpool on Sunday, July 16. more...
LEIGH Centurions will have at least three of their frontline troops back in action this weekend as they look to get their league season back on track. more...
Wigan's world record signing of Stuart Fielden was certainly been to Leigh's benefit. more...
Outstanding young forward prospect, James Taylor, has signed a new four year contract that will keep him at the club until 2010. more...
NORTHERN Rail and Leigh Centurions have teamed up to send a special supporters train to the Northern Rail Cup final against Hull KR in Blackpool on Sunday, July 16. more...
Shakers Updates
SHAKERS skipper David Flitcroft hopes to sign a new contract with the club by the end of the week to put an end to nearly two months of speculation over his future. more...
CHRIS Casper wants Gigg Lane to be a more welcoming environment for away teams next season at least until the whistle blows. more...
TWO midfield targets have turned their back on a move to Gigg Lane this week. more...
NEW Shakers keeper Alan Fettis insists he has not come to Gigg Lane to be put out to pasture. more...
THE Shakers will kick-off next season at the National Hockey Stadium against newly-relegated MK Dons. more...
SHAKERS skipper David Flitcroft hopes to sign a new contract with the club by the end of the week to put an end to nearly two months of speculation over his future. more...
CHRIS Casper wants Gigg Lane to be a more welcoming environment for away teams next season at least until the whistle blows. more...
TWO midfield targets have turned their back on a move to Gigg Lane this week. more...
Soccer Headlines
SHAKERS skipper David Flitcroft hopes to sign a new contract with the club by the end of the week to put an end to nearly two months of speculation over his future. more...
TWO midfield targets have turned their back on a move to Gigg Lane this week. more...
CHRIS Casper wants Gigg Lane to be a more welcoming environment for away teams next season at least until the whistle blows. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
SHAKERS skipper David Flitcroft hopes to sign a new contract with the club by the end of the week to put an end to nearly two months of speculation over his future. more...
CHRIS Casper wants Gigg Lane to be a more welcoming environment for away teams next season at least until the whistle blows. more...
TWO midfield targets have turned their back on a move to Gigg Lane this week. more...
Sport From Around The Area
ATHERTON LR FC's matchday programme has received two awards. more...
MANCHESTER Premier League team Hindsford FC are looking for an experienced manager to run their first team this season. more...
ASTLEY & Tyldesley Cycyle Speedway lined up for a local derby at Bury in Sunday's Midlands-North League Division One match. Both teams were looking for a win to keep alive their end of season play-off hopes. more...
A & T Cycle Speedway take on Stoke in another vital Midlands/North League Division 1 match at Gin Pit this Sunday. more...
WITH a few thousand hard training and racing miles already in their legs, a number of Leigh Premier Road Club riders have been tackling various longer distance events. more...
TWO personal best times were broken by Astley and Tyldesley Roadrunners members in the recent Horwich 5. more...
Sport Tasters
MARK Hughes has been told to forget about signing Norwich striker Robert Earnshaw as he seeks to replace Craig Bellamy. more...
STEVE Cotterill insists he is content with his defensive numbers as Burnley gear up for their pre-season preparations. more...
Sporting Highlights
Fishpool and Ramsbottom Ladies re-established themselves as the top two sides, with wins over in-form Elton Vale A and B respectively. more...
BURY Boxing Club's new star Scott Quigg lost on points to Ireland's Ryan Lindburg when he represented England in the Four Nations tournament at Liverpool's Everton Park. more...
THE mighty tennis machine of Holcombe Brook SC A rolled on in the men's Premier Division with a solid 5.5-3.5 win over former leaders South College A. more...
Read the bowls, pool and darts here in full. more...
Read the bowls, pool and darts here in full. more...
Read the pool, darts and bowling tables in full. more...
Stacksteads
A TAKEAWAY raider led police to his Stacksteads home after leaving a trail of frozen prawns from the shop, a court was told. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley chairman Eric Whalley has warned Yeovil he's not prepared to let Gary Roberts leave on the cheap after he rejected a second offer for the Reds' star winger. more...
Tasters
THREE kick boxing fans are being hunted by police investigating the £100,000 kidnap of a Blackburn man. more...
RELATIVES of a man whose body was left on a hospital ward for eight hours have not been told because bosses said it would "distress" them. more...
Theatre
A Blackpool theatre group marks a birthday milestone with a show at the Opera House nightly until July 1. more...
Pack a picnic and a folding chair and head down to Leyland on July 12 or 13 where a professional theatre production is bringing Shakespeare to life in the great outdoors. more...
Thornton News
A woman who is recovering from breast cancer surgery at Blackpool's Victoria Hospital is calling on Citizen readers to help her raise thousands of pounds toward a dedicated ward for patients with the disease. more...
Tv News
BURNLEY school pupils got the Big Brother treatment as part of an ambitious national art commissioning programme to be filmed for Channel 4. more...
Tv Reviews
THERE are some people who just have it, the ability to give the look'. more...
Walton-Le-Dale News
Plans for two apartments and eight two-storey homes have been submitted to South Ribble Borough Council. more...
Wanderers News
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
SAM Allardyce has taken the first step towards signing Ghana's £7m-rated World Cup midfielder, Sulley Muntari. more...
FOOTBALL fans in Bolton already know it, and now pub-goers are drinking to it. more...
Want To Be On Tv?
Empire Media are looking for people who are mad about their pets to take part in a television documentary. more...
We Say
ONCE again the pitiable state of the National Health Service finances has hit the headlines. This time budget restraints have forced Bolton NHS Trust to impose a recruitment freeze on employing student nurses. more...
THE changing face of football has never been more evident than it is in Bolton today. Football fans from all walks of life, of all ages and of all colours and creeds are getting behind the national team for this year's World Cup. Gayle McBain looks at how Bolton's multi-cultural population has embraced David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and co. more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
THEATRE, events, exchibitions guide more...
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What'S On In The Bolton Area
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Whats On
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Whitworth
A Whitworth man who repeatedly flouted court orders is back behind bars after magistrates told him custody was the only option. more...
World Cup
IS THIS the most patriotic street in East Lancashire? more...
Vue Cinema in Blackburn is screening the England v Portugal game free of charge on Saturday. more...
World Cup Briefing
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
I'VE never been one to pander to the establishment so at the risk of being tried for treason, I'd suggest that ITV have won the battle of the stations so far with their World Cup coverage. more...
Steve Rider Looks wrong presenting football. Should stick to golf and gymnastics. more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
I'VE never been one to pander to the establishment so at the risk of being tried for treason, I'd suggest that ITV have won the battle of the stations so far with their World Cup coverage. more...
Steve Rider Looks wrong presenting football. Should stick to golf and gymnastics. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
I'VE never been one to pander to the establishment so at the risk of being tried for treason, I'd suggest that ITV have won the battle of the stations so far with their World Cup coverage. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
Steve Rider Looks wrong presenting football. Should stick to golf and gymnastics. more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
I'VE never been one to pander to the establishment so at the risk of being tried for treason, I'd suggest that ITV have won the battle of the stations so far with their World Cup coverage. more...
Steve Rider Looks wrong presenting football. Should stick to golf and gymnastics. more...
ENGLAND, Argentina, Italy - and France to beat Brazil. That's web betting guru Gerry McDonnell's four to make it to the World Cup semi-finals with his predictions for this weekend. more...
TO suggest ITV do sport better than the BBC is like saying hell does after-life better than heaven. more...
Gary Lineker Cool and relaxed but jokes are poor. Why does he keep imitating Des Lynam? more...
BIDS are still being invited for a highly sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho. more...
HIGH street stores are bracing themselves for their worst Saturday sales of the year as World Cup fever grips the country. more...
ENGLAND fan Pravin Patel has taken flying the flag to new lengths. more...
You Say
MY fellow horse riders and I wish to offer our sincere condolences to the family whose daughter was killed on her horse on Friday. more...
I RESPOND to the letter from Mr Alfred Thorne "Council tax wrongly spent" (Bolton Evening News, June 22). more...
I was most interested to read C Amos's letter ("First is putting passengers last", June 28) regarding the decision by First Buses to axe and reorganise certain bus routes in the Bolton area. more...
CAN I through the Letters page say "thank you" to the person who stole a charity box from St Augustine's coffee morning on Wednesday, June 28. more...
THE article in the Bolton Evening News (June 27) "Vice Girls Move To Great Lever", must be taken very seriously by the authorities in Bolton. more...
APART from the disruption of traffic on Manchester Road over a lengthy period along the frontage of Focus DIY, opposite the college, I wish to raise an aesthetic issue. more...
WHAT a difference the opening of "Netto & Home Bargains" has made to Breightmet. It has come alive again and prices to suit everyone's pocket. more...
LAST week's letter from ex-Labour supporter' upset several readers and we apologise for any offence caused. more...
LAST week's letter from ex-Labour supporter' upset several readers and we apologise for any offence caused. more...
I AM writing to express my concern at the letter printed in the Leigh Journal last week concerning local immigrants (addressed to Cllr Rigby). more...
SIR,
RE the 'Immigration problem' letter in your last issue. I found the sentiment to be offensive, inaccurate and racist. I am curious as to how the author knows the residential status of individuals seen 'strolling' around Leigh? Their appearance perhaps? more...
Re Mr Fairclough's letter in the June 15 issue: it is surely not principally a question of debate and opinion but of scientific fact, so far as there is any, and of core humane and religious values. more...
REGARDING the council's proposed sale of the Lowry painting A River Bank from Bury Art Gallery I have received three communications which I would like to pass on. more...
AS leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council I find myself, as a result of a letter in the Bury Times, once again having to reiterate the group's policy on the secondary school review. more...
Peter Jackson seems to think that tackling yobbish behaviour should take precedence over speeding traffic, which kills and seriously injuries an average of seven children a week (A sign of the times?, Letters, June 15). more...
ONE thing we are not short of just now is would-be successors to Tony Blair. more...
I was bemused to see a reply to Coun Redstone from the Leader of Bury Council, Councillor Wayne Campbell, in the Bury Times on June 22 (Where do you stand on schools review?'). more...
DO all the councillors in Bury think that the parents, teachers, pupils, governors and parent governors involved in:
l Maintaining the excellent standards of PAC and BOHS
l Pointing out the flaws in the closure consultation
l Worrying about the future of their children's education
l Worring about the increased deprivation to be inflicted
l Giving up time to fight the council that knows better
. . . are just a bunch of busy bodies? more...
I HAVE been increasingly frustrated and angry being unable to find an empty disabled parking space. more...
WITH reference to the letter from your correspondent Anne Kasica (Support needed for low income owners, Bury Times, June 15), let me be clear the RSPCA does not "choose to prosecute people on low incomes", it chooses to prosecute people who are cruel
to animals. more...
IN the six years that I have been an elected member of Bury Council, a common topic runs through practically every session of the open forum item at the Ramsbottom, Tottington & North Manor Area Board Meetings anti-social behaviour. more...
I would like to thank all those involved in making the Cancer Research UK Relay for Life Bury a huge success at the weekend at Bury Athletic Track. more...
MAY I sincerely thank Cyril and Barbara Butterwoth and my sister Ruth Ardron, for their efforts resulting in my being awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the visually impaired. more...
I AM writing to say how appalled I was at the behaviour of the "yobs", who invaded the Seven Stars pub, on Rochdale Road, on Saturday, June 10 (Under siege: Drunken gang attack pub regulars after England World Cup Victory', Bury Times, June 15). more...
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the police in Bury who arrived at our house within minutes of us making a phone call, following a burglary at our property, recently. more...
Your Memories From 1966 Final
I know exactly where I was and what I was doing the day England won the World Cup on July 30 1966 . . . getting married, and yes I am a mad keen football fan. more...
I was at Roe Green cricket club where my dad was playing and they were all huddled round the radio as it was raining, as usual! more...
I was a 16 year old lad who was about to start an apprenticeship but had contracted chicken pox and so was at home in Meare, Somerset. more...
