Stories for 9 June 2006
Accrington
ALTHAM firm Simon Jersey has won a lucrative contract to supply uniforms to animal shop Pets at Home. more...
A HISTORIC building in the centre of Accrington has failed to sell at auction. more...
Angela Kelly
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
Bacup
A TOURIST attraction is set for major renovation after a £420,000 facelift was announced. more...
Barnoldswick
WEST Craven is set to benefit from £300,000 of investment in the coming year to improve life in the area. more...
Betting Tips
Last weekend saw another fantastic weekend of racing action, two classics in two days meant that business was busy. more...
Blackburn
A DEBT-PLAGUED builder has gone missing just days after receiving a death threat over an unfinished job, his distraught daughter has revealed. more...
DESPERATE smokers who turned to a hypnosis course in a bid to quit cigarettes are battling for a refund because they are still puffing away. more...
A TAXI driver who repeatedly lost his temper with passengers is to attend an anger management course in a bid to keep his licence. more...
A TAXI driver who repeatedly lost his temper with passengers is to attend an anger management course in a bid to keep his licence. more...
A TAXI driver who repeatedly lost his temper with passengers is to attend an anger management course in a bid to keep his licence. more...
A TAXI driver who repeatedly lost his temper with passengers is to attend an anger management course in a bid to keep his licence. more...
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to work at the major new extension at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn. more...
Bolton Darts Round-Up
SOME of the world's best darts players descend on the Reebok Stadium tonight but three local hopefuls are out to spoil the party. more...
Bolton News
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
THE reintroduction of the weekly grey bin collection in Bolton will cost £3.7 million over the next two years, it has been revealed. more...
A TERMINALLY-ILL patient was treated in a "totally disgraceful" way at the Royal Bolton Hospital, an MP has told the House of Commons. more...
FORGET the Mediterranean sunseekers found their own heatwave paradise yesterday as the country heads towards the hottest weekend of the year so far. more...
BUTTERFLIES are booming in Bolton, thanks to the sunny weather. more...
TAKING your baby home from hospital for the first time is a big event in most people's lives. more...
A COUNCILLOR has called for urgent action to resolve the chaos caused by major roadworks in Bolton town centre. more...
FOUR football-mad Bolton youngsters are hoping to win the chance to play for England in front of 30,000 spectators. more...
THE head of under- fire Bolton Community College is on long-term sick leave. more...
A MAN locked himself in a cupboard to escape from two knife-wielding thugs who ransacked his flat. more...
A GIANT replica World Cup trophy made entirely from paper was used to kick off a recycling promotion in Bolton town centre. more...
FOOTBALL fans may have their attentions focused on Germany this weekend but for darts lovers, all eyes will be on Bolton. more...
FOOTBALL fans may have their attentions focused on Germany this weekend but for darts lovers, all eyes will be on Bolton. more...
BLACK cab drivers have criticised a council decision to license new taxis which they say put road users at risk. more...
TIME is fast running out for children to tell the Bolton Evening News who their favourite teacher is. more...
COMMUNITY groups in Bolton found their lucky number was up when they netted £42,641 in Lottery funding. more...
THE University of Bolton has been awarded £4.5 million to increase the use of computer-based learning across Britain. more...
THE nesting mate of a swan killed by air gun pellets at a Bolton country park is coping well, RSPCA officials said today. more...
A PAIR of mysterious terracotta figures sipping beer are among the hidden treasures of Bolton. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
Brierfield
A BURGLAR has been jailed for three years after striking for the 22nd time in front of an off-duty police officer. more...
Burnley
A DESPERATE drug addict today told of his guilt after burgling his own mum. more...
A DESPERATE drug addict today told of his guilt after burgling his own mum. more...
A BLITZ aimed at making areas of Burnley cleaner, greener and safer has moved on to its second target the Bank Hall ward. more...
BLUNDERING council workers dug up a community garden paid for with charity cash and took the rocks away to stop joyriders getting onto a field. more...
A "SPY" is being hired by Burnley Borough Council and armed with state-of-the art surveillance equipment to catch fly tippers.
The covert surveillance officer's unique remit will be more Secret Service than local authority, and conjures up images of hit BBC TV spy show Spooks.
As part of a zero tolerance £347,000 crackdown on fly tipping, litter and dog fouling, the surveillance officer will use motion sensor cameras hidden underground, or in water, to catch culprits in the act.
When the cameras are activated, the surveillance officer will be notified by a mobile phone alarm.
He will then head immediately to the scene and download footage onto a laptop in a bid to identify the culprit.
The scheme could swing into action as early as next week, with a planned sting' on an industrial estate in the town which is a fly-tipping hotspot.
Council bosses are promising to hit offenders with a range of punishments, from warning letters and cautions, to fines and court action.
Money raised from fines and court costs will be used by the council to pay for more clean-ups, enforcement and education programmes.
Joyce Walkden, principal environmental health officer at the council, said: "The council has very little capacity for enforcement activity.
"As a result, the borough suffers from high levels of fly-tipping, littering and dog-fouling.
"There have been many successful initiatives to deal with these issues, but capacity has always been outstripped by demand, and efforts have always tended towards improving cleansing and clearance of waste.
"While impressive in the short term, this solution does not tackle the root cause of the problem the perpetrator."
As part of the clampdown, an enforcement team has been put together, including an environmental health officer, an anti-social behaviour officer, CCTV manager, covert surveillance officer, and a solicitor.
The scheme will be paid for with cash totalling £347,000 from regeneration money.
Mrs Walkden added: "The officers will deliver a sustained zero tolerance campaign, enforcing the full range of enviro-crime and anti-social behaviour legislation.
"These new officers will be the missing resource."
The scheme is expected to be given the green light at a meeting of the council's executive committee on Tuesday. more...
A "SPY" is being hired by Burnley Borough Council and armed with state-of-the art surveillance equipment - to catch fly tippers. more...
A WEEKEND car boot sale organised by Burnley Council has been axed because of lack of support. more...
THE dad of a little girl who fractured her skull after falling 10 feet over a banister today said she was lucky to be alive. more...
A BURNLEY father of two attacked his partner in a row over their daughter's future, a court heard. more...
POLICE are warning people in Padiham of road closures and diversions ahead of this weekend's Whit Walks. more...
TWO pensioners were conned out of hundreds of pounds by bogus workmen who called at their homes. more...
A DRUG addict with more than 100 previous convictions was told it was time to sort out his life after admitting a £25,000 crime spree. more...
Bury News
CRIME-HIT traders are being urged to use a free service aimed at stamping out violence in shops. more...
Business News
ALTHAM firm Simon Jersey has won a lucrative contract to supply uniforms to animal shop Pets at Home. more...
A YOUNG engineer overcame dyslexia to be shortlisted for a national award, after helping cut costs at an East Lancashire firm. more...
Chorley News
THIS is the view of the future of the Camelot theme park site if plans to transform it into a housing estate get the go-ahead. more...
Clarets News
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has branded the police decision to share home matchdays with Accrington Stanley as "insensitive" and urged for a review. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
DESPERATE smokers who turned to a hypnosis course in a bid to quit cigarettes are battling for a refund because they are still puffing away. more...
Clubbing
HEAVEN and Hell nightclub, Blackburn, is set to be taken over for one night only by the Gatecrasher Classics Album tour on June 17. more...
Colne
POLICE are winning their battle against attacks on taxi drivers in Colne, officers have declared. more...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a sex pest targeted two young girls as they were walking in a Colne street. more...
A taxi passenger kicked a door and abused the driver in a row over the fare, Burnley Magistrates heard. more...
Competitions
To celebrate the launch of International Cricket Captain 2006 on PC, endorsed by English batsman Kevin Pietersen, Xplosiv are offering five lucky people the chance to win copies of the game. more...
To celebrate the launch of International Cricket Captain 2006 on PC, endorsed by English batsman Kevin Pietersen, Xplosiv are offering five lucky people the chance to win copies of the game. more...
Cricket Round-Up
GLEN Chapple says he can't wait to get his England career started, after the Lancashire all-rounder was called up to the one-day squad along with teammate Sajid Mahmood. more...
Darwen
A driver is appealing for help after a brand new vacuum cleaner was stolen when it fell out of his car boot. more...
AN outdated sheltered housing scheme in Darwen has been demolished and replaced by an £800,000 development. more...
A YOUNG engineer overcame dyslexia to be shortlisted for a national award, after helping cut costs at an East Lancashire firm. more...
Earby News
WEST Craven is set to benefit from £300,000 of investment in the coming year to improve life in the area. more...
Editor'S Comment
Organisations spend a lot of time trying to increase people's pride in their own neighbourhoods. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
AT the risk of seeming irreversibly obsessed by the First World War, I am returning to the terrible events which unfolded between 1914-18. I cannot adequately explain my morbid fascination with "The War To End All Wars", as it was optimistically, and inappropriately, labelled, not even to myself. more...
Gig Guide
REMEMBER Steve Brookstein, the former cab driver who won TV's X-Factor then seemed to sink without a trace? Well he's back and coming to Blackburn on October 28. more...
BIG band leader extraordinaire Andy Prior is making a welcome return to the UK with his sell-out tour and he's calling in at Colne on June 23. more...
AN Australian band with an English didgeridoo player has got to be worth seeing. The Good play in Burnley on July 6. more...
BACUP Folk Club welcomes singer Derek Gifford, for one night only on June 26. more...
You may remember him as one of TV's "flopstars" from One True Voice but Matt Johnson isn't giving up his quest for fame so easily. He has formed a new band, State Warning, who are playing in Accrington, on June 10. more...
REMEMBER Steve Brookstein, the former cab driver who won TV's X-Factor then seemed to sink without a trace? Well he's back and coming to Blackpool on October 27. more...
Great Harwood
PLANS to demolish a "derelict eyesore" in Great Harwood have been withdrawn at the last minute. more...
MEMBERS of Hyndburn's planning committee will visit a former council yard in Great Harwood before deciding if they will approve plans to build houses at the site. more...
Health
DESPERATE smokers who turned to a hypnosis course in a bid to quit cigarettes are battling for a refund because they are still puffing away. more...
A TOP doctor has backed plans to create new centres for women to give birth in East Lancashire. more...
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to work at the major new extension at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn. more...
EAST Lancashire's hospital authority escaped being named and shamed in NHS finance figures - but only because it took out a multi-million pound loan. more...
Hoddlesden News
HUNDREDS of clay faces representing former Hoddlesden workers are due to appear on the village's Millennium Green within the next few days. more...
HUNDREDS of clay faces representing former Hoddlesden workers are due to appear on the village's Millennium Green within the next few days. more...
Kelbrook News
WEST Craven is set to benefit from £300,000 of investment in the coming year to improve life in the area. more...
Lancashire
JUSTICE agencies in Lancashire teamed up for an event to raise awareness of domestic violence. more...
Lancashire League
TODMORDEN are on the lookout for a new pro after the club announced that paid man Morne van Wyk will not be returning to Centre Vale after his tour of duty with the South African emerging cricketers. more...
Latest Sport
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
Leigh Headlines
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
A TALKATIVE parrot is on the loose in the Leigh area. more...
A TALKATIVE parrot is on the loose in the Leigh area. more...
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple schlerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
THE funeral will take place on Monday of retired care home manager and former Wigan councillor Kath Thomas. more...
Letters
AGE Concern Blackburn with Darwen would like to say thank you to all the customers and donors who have used our charity shop in Darwen over the last 10 years. more...
Laws concerning the sale of knives should be tightened up. All retail sales of knives should only be on proof of identity. more...
I READ with interest Mr Cross's letter (LET, May 27) about his circuitous route to the car park on Barton Street, Blackburn. more...
I WAS not surprised to read that the NHS records plan is years behind and that this is partly due to delays in providing software. more...
I WAS not surprised to read that the NHS records plan is years behind and that this is partly due to delays in providing software. more...
LAST Friday we highlighted Hyndburn MP Greg Pope's call for a tightening of the system after it was revealed a children's daycare centre was allowed to open close to a Blackburn hostel for paedophiles and violent offenders. We also reported the Probation Service was not consulted on the potential dangers of opening Smiles On Faces near Haworth House bail hostel. Proprietor of the children's centre Mrs Ann Wainwright, right, replies to criticism. more...
Local Bands
LIFE IS tough when you've got to juggle your GCSEs with making a name for yourself on the local music scene, as Danny Wareing of Middle Finger Salute can testify. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
TWENTY20 fever is set to grip Radcliffe this weekend as Stephen Holt's men look to make cup progress on two fronts. more...
STAND turned the form book upside down when they beat the Lancashire County League's two strongest sides last weekend. more...
PRESTWICH went top of the Lees Lancashire County League on Saturday, albeit for only 24 hours, after a 19-run defeat of Thornham. more...
Local Sports Updates
HITCHING a ride on the road to recovery is Sedgley Park's Jason Duffy, who suffered a broken ankle and leg after going on as a substitute in Lancashire's 10-11 win against Yorkshire at Otley in the recent County Championship game. more...
VIEW the bowls page scoreboard from Prestwich and Whitefield guide in full. more...
VIEW the bowls page scoreboard from Prestwich and Whitefield guide in full. more...
Money Matters
Secured loans have, in the past, been seen as the poor relation to mortgages, because they were invariably more expensive and were not regarded as mainstream. more...
Movies
THE end of the world? Well, despite dire warnings that it could happen on the sixth of June, we all appear to still be here. more...
Museums And Galleries
QUEEN Street Mill Museum, at Harle Syke, Burnley, is playing host to a major photographic exhibition until the end of June. more...
Nelson
YOUNGSTERS at a Pendle school are to get their running shoes on in memory of a pupil who died after falling from a tree. more...
A ROW has broken out after money earmarked for a new war memorial in Nelson was spent on Christmas decorations. more...
News
Members of Lancashire Fire and Rescue are going the extra mile, 16 in fact, to raise money for the South Asia earthquake appeal. more...
A man was arrested for gesturing at a police officer who had stood by and allowed bailiffs to remove his luxury car even though he was only visiting the business they had attended. more...
An Islamic Relief charity worker, jailed in an Israeli high-security prison, says he feared he would die without seeing his unborn child. more...
Non-League Football
LANCASTER City defender Joe McMahon appears to be on the move to UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town. more...
LANCASTER City defender Joe McMahon appears to be on the move to UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town. more...
LANCASTER City defender Joe McMahon appears to be on the move to UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town. more...
LANCASTER City defender Joe McMahon appears to be on the move to UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town. more...
LANCASTER City defender Joe McMahon appears to be on the move to UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town. more...
UniBond Premier League outfit Fleetwood Town appear to have won the battle for Lancaster City defender Joe McMahon's signature. more...
Prestwich Headlines
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
A BABY's coughing woke his mum and saved his family from disaster as smoke filled their home. more...
A ROAD safety scheme for Ribble Drive has been amended and approved after major changes to the nearby primary school. more...
THE borough's high schools are helping to spread the word of a "Don't Hide It" campaign to help sexual abused children. more...
PRESTWICH-BASED charity MedEquip4Kids has come up with a great reason to relax with a cuppa and raise vital funds at the same time. more...
A FATHER and son have been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a 61-year-old man. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
PRESTWICH Heys footballer Abid Uddin is off to the World Cup to play for England! more...
PRESTWICH Health Centre has taken over the town's Rectory Lane surgery left vacant following the retirement of Dr Michael Crane. more...
A NEW team designated to tackling crime in Whitefield and Unsworth is appealing for people to share their experiences, opinions and knowledge. more...
FOURTEEN knives have been handed over to police in Bury during the first week of a month-long amnesty. more...
RESIDENTS concerned about a homeless man in Whitefield sought assurances about their safety from the police. more...
WHEN it comes to basketball, Christopher Stainton is head and shoulders above the rest. more...
BULLDOZERS are set to move in on Whitefield town centre tomorrow to make way for a £20 million supermarket development. more...
THE Highways Agency has been accused of steam-rolling through planning legislation. more...
SILENT victims of anti-social behaviour and crime are being urged to find their voice to help police target offenders. more...
A LITTLE girl with a large amount of courage will be the special guest at a charity day in Prestwich on Saturday. more...
REVELLERS at Prestwich Carnival are set to shake, rattle, roll ... and wiggle in a new
dance arena. more...
BURY'S broken Metrolink escalator will be repaired "in the next few weeks", transport bosses have promised. more...
RESIDENTS can win cash prizes for putting out their weekly green bags' for doorstep collection. more...
A NORTH West MEP is calling for junkies to be given heroin on prescription in special NHS clinics. more...
A SECOND World War veteran from Whitefield has finally earned his wings. more...
A SENIOR police officer has warned residents to be safety conscious in the current spell of warm weather. more...
PRESTWICH-BASED charity MedEquip4Kids has come up with a great reason to relax with a cuppa and raise vital funds at the same time. more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro have made their first signing of the summer after snaring 22-year-old midfielder Haydn Eames from non-league neighbours Trafford. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
ANGRY band musicians are threatening to pull out of the town's carnival after drunken louts pelted them with coins, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
AN Ainsworth couple told a court they allowed their dogs to get into a wretched' condition because they could not afford vet's bills. more...
WHEN events can attract visitors from far afield, it is often a measure of its success. more...
PAMPERED pooches enjoyed some well-deserved recognition for being man's best friend at the RPSCA's first dog show in Radcliffe. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
Rawtenstall
RESIDENTS are being advised that an £80,000 development of a landmark clock tower is due to be completed by August. more...
RESIDENTS are being advised that an £80,000 development of a landmark clock tower is due to be completed by August. more...
RESIDENTS are being advised that an £80,000 development of a landmark clock tower is due to be completed by August. more...
Ribble Valley News
AN award-winning film crew will be shooting in the Ribble Valley this weekend. more...
Rossendale News
DISABLED people are being given the chance to explore Rossendale's "rugged beauty" in battery-powered buggies. more...
HUNDREDS of council staff in Rossendale are to undergo a controversial pay review which could see their salary rise or fall. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers winger Morten Gamst Pedersen has committed his long-term future to the club by signing a new four year deal. more...
MATT Jansen is attempting to resurrect his career in America with the New York Red Bulls. more...
Shuiab Khan
The sooner we realise that we are NOT going to win anything the sooner we will. more...
Soccer Headlines
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
Sport
Do you support England in the World Cup?' The elegantly dressed lady sitting next to me in the train station asked. more...
Do you support England in the World Cup?' The elegantly dressed lady sitting next to me in the train station asked. more...
Do you support England in the World Cup?' The elegantly dressed lady sitting next to me in the train station asked. more...
Sport From Around The Area
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
LONDON marathon hero Danny Wallace, the former England and Manchester United soccer star struck down by multiple sclerosis, is a proud Tyldesley school parent. more...
Stacksteads
A TOURIST attraction is set for major renovation after a £420,000 facelift was announced. more...
Stanley News
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has branded the police decision to share home matchdays with Accrington Stanley as "insensitive" and urged for a review. more...
Takeaways
NO doubt there are boffins who can tell me in great detail the differences between a Chinese curry and an Indian one but to the layman it's just that smell. more...
NO doubt there are boffins who can tell me in great detail the differences between a Chinese curry and an Indian one but to the layman it's just that smell. more...
Theatre Reviews
ANY play that has such a stellar team behind it has a good chance of success, but Smaller exceeds all expectations. more...
Tv News
WHAT do you mean you were too busy sunbathing to watch telly last night? more...
Wanderers News
GERMAN midfielder Dietmar Hamann is expected to join Bolton Wanderers. more...
World Cup
EAST Lancashire residents have gone World Cup crazy as they bid to cheer on England in Germany. more...
World Cup Briefing
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
WHAT a wonderful job the media has done in getting our World Cup expectations up. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
WHAT a wonderful job the media has done in getting our World Cup expectations up. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
WHAT a wonderful job the media has done in getting our World Cup expectations up. more...
A LANDLORD is so confident of England winning the World Cup that he has transformed his Whitefield pub into one huge St George flag. more...
FOOTBALL-LOVING motorists are being warned not to pay the penalty for toasting England's search for glory. more...
WORLD Cup fever was sweeping the nation today . . . and nowhere is the passion greater than in Kylemore Avenue, Deane. more...
SO . . . it is 2pm tomorrow and you are sitting at home or in the pub in front of the telly wearing your lucky pants, in your lucky seat, holding your rabbit's foot and having eaten exactly the right food which means that England will win the World Cup. more...
WHAT a wonderful job the media has done in getting our World Cup expectations up. more...
You Say
The story "Town Centre Traffic Chaos" (Bolton Evening News, June 7) comes as no surprise. more...
With reference to the decision by Cllr Arthur Price to move to Labour from the Lib Dems. more...
In response to the headlines in the Bolton Evening News on Wednesday, June 7, "Swan shot - 20 times". more...
In response to the headlines in the Bolton Evening News on Wednesday, June 7, "Swan shot - 20 times". more...
I am sure any decent person reading about the vicious killing of the male swan at Breightment would have been filled with fury as I was. more...
I have just completed my second book called "What Next". more...
I have read Cllr Spencer's reply to my letter "Rents pay for council estate clean up days," (Bolton Evening News, May 25), about the funding of clean-up days on council estates and I must say I am rather puzzled by his letter. more...
IN a recent letter Mr T T Riley asked the following: "Cllr David Wilkinson installed as spokesman for the Greater Manchester Transport Authority, which has an allowance £6,000 a year . . . for what?" more...
WHILE I welcome the fact that Arriva Buses is now operating services on the 501 route through Smithills Ward which I represent, I would have preferred it to re-instate a service running to Barrow Bridge. more...
Your Letters To The Guide
It would have been hard to miss the excitement on the last Bank Holiday weekend as the borough played host to a unique International Sports festival. more...
MR Bill Brison in last week's Guide (Still waiting for answers to schools questions', Letters) said: "No I am not a politician". He should have told the electorate of Redvales that four weeks ago when he stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate. more...
ORIGINALLY Bill Brison posed two questions which I answered quite fully. more...
