Stories for 13 July 2006
Accrington
A HAPTON dad was today found guilty of murdering Accrington businessman David Guilfoyle, whose body has never been found. more...
FIVE people have been arrested after two pubs and a shop were among addresses raided by police targeting the suspected smuggling, production and supply of drugs. more...
SECURITY is not an issue at the site where a boy fell 30ft from a rooftop, according to the construction company managing its redevelopment. more...
Athletics
Alison Leonard is the English School's 800 metres Champion, winning the intermediate girls' title at Gateshead Stadium on Saturday, while Amy Weaver celebrated winning the bronze medal in the senior shot. more...
There wasn't a daffodil in sight for this year's Roddlesworth Roller and junior Daffodil Doddle races from Abbey Village School the fixture had been postponed from its usual March date because of the blizzards. more...
Youngsters will have a chance to taste athletics during the summer holidays with three days of fun promised at a choice of two different venues. more...
Blackpool and Fylde Athletics Club can boast two English Schools champions after last weekend's finals in Gateshead. more...
Billington News
IT's not every day pupils see their teachers try to throw each other across the room but that was the case at St Augustine's RC High School, Billington. more...
A REGULAR networking club for Ribble Valley businesses has kicked off, with members expected to make an extra £26,000 profit by taking part. more...
Blackburn
BLACKBURN Post Office is to be handed over to a franchise, in a move which could see its 21 staff having to re-apply for their own jobs. more...
ALMOST 100 town centre shops in Blackburn are now in contact with each other via a special radio system in a bid to cut crime. more...
A TOXIC gas scare prompted Blackburn business units to be evacuated. more...
A BANNED driver who got behind the wheel and ended up crashing has been sentenced to "weekend jail". more...
AN APPLE has become the core attraction after the word Allah' was discovered when it was cut in half. more...
Blackpool News
New life is being pumped into Blackpool Victoria Hospital's health care facilities with the opening of a £52 million unit for heart and lung patients. more...
A Blackpool woman was left too shocked to get the bus home after picking up a £20,000 bingo prize in Cleveleys. more...
Veterans from the National Service 1947-62 Blackpool and District Group have been given a £5,000 Awards for All grant from the Big Lottery Fund. more...
The son of the man who brought Kentucky Fried Chicken to Britain has sold his Blackpool branch of the restaurant chain. more...
Thousands of people flocked to Blackpool Promenade on Saturday to watch a devilish air'-obatic display as Blackpool Air Show returned to the resort. more...
Blackpool could have its own 24-hour TV channel promoting its attractions as part of a major bid to revitalise the town's tourist economy. more...
Blackpool could have its own 24-hour TV channel promoting its attractions as part of a major bid to revitalise the town's tourist economy. more...
Local health chiefs were invited to talk to Prime Minister Tony Blair about the work they have done to cut waiting times for patients needing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computerised Tomography (CT) scans. more...
The inquest into the death of a man who died after dousing himself with petrol will be held on October 18 at Blackpool Coroner's Court. more...
Blackpool Council is set to face court action over the way it deals with illegal parking in the week when the Government told local authorities to take a softer stance with motorists. more...
Blackpool Panthers Rlfc
The eyes of the rugby league world will be on Bloomfield Road this Sunday as two of the biggest clubs outside Superleague battle it out for the Northern Rail Cup. more...
Blackpool Panthers will look back with fond memories on their temporary spell at Fylde's Woodlands ground. more...
Bolton News
THE devastated family of an elderly couple who were killed in an horrific accident have paid tribute to them. more...
VOTERS went to the polls today as the parties battle for a vacant seat on Bolton Council. more...
DOZENS of pictures taken at last weekend's WEest Houghton Carnival are now available to view and buy via this website. more...
DOZENS of pictures taken at last weekend's Westhoughton Carnival are now available to view and buy via this website. more...
A WOMAN shop assistant was attacked by a robber with a baseball bat as her three-year-old daughter watched in horror. more...
HUNDREDS of successful students were today being handed their degrees after graduating from the University of Bolton. more...
WHEN Doua Hussain arrived in Bolton from Dubai three years ago at the age of 12, she spoke only Arabic. more...
TWO bull terriers were ordered by their owners to attack nesting ducks in a Bolton country park. more...
ONE of Bolton's health chiefs has spoken out in support of cuts being made at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
A FOOTPATH dispute between angry residents and a housing developer has been referred to David Milliband, Secretary of State for Rural Affairs. more...
A FOOTPATH dispute between angry residents and a housing developer has been referred to David Milliband, Secretary of State for Rural Affairs. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL planning application sparked a record turnout at a local council meeting. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
Brierfield
FIVE people have been arrested after two pubs and a shop were among addresses raided by police targeting the suspected smuggling, production and supply of drugs. more...
Burnley
A HAPTON dad was today found guilty of murdering Accrington businessman David Guilfoyle, whose body has never been found. more...
A HAPTON dad was today found guilty of murdering Accrington businessman David Guilfoyle, whose body has never been found. more...
A HAPTON dad was today found guilty of murdering Accrington businessman David Guilfoyle, whose body has never been found. more...
POLICE have dealt a blow to Burnley's criminals by designing a set of playing cards to help bobbies identify their top targets. more...
POLICE have dealt a blow to Burnley's criminals by designing a set of playing cards to help bobbies identify their top targets. more...
Bury News
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
THE funeral of snooker legend John Spencer, who lost his three-year battle against cancer on Tuesday, will be held on Monday. more...
AN elderly couple who died after being knocked down by a bus at Bury Interchange were due to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary next month. more...
AN elderly couple who died after being knocked down by a bus at Bury Interchange were due to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary next month. more...
AN elderly couple who died after being knocked down by a bus at Bury Interchange were due to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary next month. more...
D-DAY for Broad Oak High has finally arrived with a decision about the school's future just hours away. more...
SHOULDER to shoulder they marched, united in their fight to stop school closures. more...
A LARGE green parrot has made its home in a Birtle garden. Mr Roger Fitzgerald said the exotic bird was first spotted in his back garden in Weythorne Drive on Tuesday evening and was flying around the area throughout yesterday. more...
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A REWARD is being offered for the return of an 11-year-old cat called Jack which went missing in the Rochdale Old Road area of Bury on Saturday, near to Fairfield Hospital. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
Business News
A MULTI-MILLION pound bid for Clitheroe conservatory maker Ultraframe looks set to be finalised within the next two weeks. more...
A REGULAR networking club for Ribble Valley businesses has kicked off, with members expected to make an extra £26,000 profit by taking part. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Chorley News
A Chorley school will be attempting to hotfoot it to a world record today in aid of the BBC's Sport Relief charity appeal. more...
A radical vision for a single Central Lancashire City has been drawn up incorporating Preston, South Ribble and Chorley as one area. more...
A radical vision for a single Central Lancashire City has been drawn up incorporating Preston, South Ribble and Chorley as one area. more...
Clarets News
BURNLEY have managed to tie up two friendly games for their pre-season trip to Italy later this month. more...
Clitheroe
A MULTI-MILLION pound bid for Clitheroe conservatory maker Ultraframe looks set to be finalised within the next two weeks. more...
Comedy
Comedy legends, Cannon and Ball are back from the jungle and back in Blackpool for the summer, from July 26 to October 25. more...
Cricket Round-Up
The Lancashire County Cricket Club Yearbook remains the best issued by the first-class counties, thanks to the standards maintained by editor Malcolm Lorimer. more...
Darwen
FOUR children who were refused places at a Darwen primary school are celebrating after their families success-fully appealed against the decision. more...
DISABLED ramblers will take advantage of Blackburn with Darwen Council's electric buggies, known as Trampers, during a visit to Darwen next week. more...
Editor'S Comment
POLITICIANS often talk about the importance of having an integrated public transport system. more...
Education
STAFF and students at a Haslingden school have thanked local businesses for providing work experience for students with special needs. more...
FOUR children who were refused places at a Darwen primary school are celebrating after their families success-fully appealed against the decision. more...
Education News
HUNDREDS of successful students were today being handed their degrees after graduating from the University of Bolton. more...
WHEN Doua Hussain arrived in Bolton from Dubai three years ago at the age of 12, she spoke only Arabic. more...
D-DAY for Broad Oak High has finally arrived with a decision about the school's future just hours away. more...
SHOULDER to shoulder they marched, united in their fight to stop school closures. more...
Fylde Rufc
Barrie-Jon Mather will be part of Fylde RFC's coaching team next season, despite rumours to the contrary. more...
Gig Guide
The Fylde's pint-sized punk band, Outl4w, play live in Blackpool on August 11 as part of the Wasted Festival. more...
Great Harwood
A PENSIONER who broke an Anti-Social Behaviour Order six times in a year has been told to seek help over her drinking if she wants to avoid jail. more...
A PENSIONER who broke an Anti-Social Behaviour Order six times in a year has been told to seek help over her drinking if she wants to avoid jail. more...
Haslingden
DEVELOPERS behind two new care homes in Haslingden today said they were looking to take on 70 staff. more...
STAFF and students at a Haslingden school have thanked local businesses for providing work experience for students with special needs. more...
Health News
ONE of Bolton's health chiefs has spoken out in support of cuts being made at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
Hurst Green
residents did not let a bit of rain spoil their fun at the Hurst Green village fete. more...
Jack Straw
A pound back for every £12 you spend. No, it's not a con. There's no competition, no small print. more...
Jimmy Bell Column
IT doesn't seem two minutes since we were bidding farewell to an amazing season. more...
IT doesn't seem two minutes since we were bidding farewell to an amazing season. more...
Jobs News
Workers are on average about four times more likely to be injured in the first month of work than if they had been working for the same employer for a year or more. more...
There were a lot of happy employers exhibiting at the north west's biggest and most interactive learning and skills event in November 2005. more...
Lancashire
Business owners and managers living in fear of going under can arm themselves with a new tool courtesy of Business Link Lancashire. more...
With the school summer holidays just around the corner, Lancashire Constabulary are planning to take to the sky to keep an eye on schools. more...
Lancastrian soldiers serving in Iraq were involved in a full security alert at their base in Basra on Monday after a suspected vehicle bomb was detected at the main entrance to the camp. more...
Plans for tough new measures to make car parking more motorist friendly' have been unveiled. more...
Lancashire Ccc
The Lancashire County Cricket Club Yearbook remains the best issued by the first-class counties, thanks to the standards maintained by editor Malcolm Lorimer. more...
Lancashire News
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
Lancs Gigs
SOME of the world's finest musicians will flock to Wigan from July 15 to 22 to perform at the world-renowned Wigan International Jazz Festival. more...
PAUL Weller will be rocking into Manchester on November 27 and 28. more...
PAUL Weller will be rocking into Manchester on November 27 and 28. more...
CRITICALLY acclaimed and hugely successful band Muse have announced plans to tour later this year, including a gig in Manchester on November 10. more...
Latest Sport
IN a tribute to snooker legend, John Spencer, who died on Tuesday, we are reproducing one of the last major interviews he gave when he spoke to Bill Allen in October last year. more...
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
Leigh Headlines
A SILENT crowd gathered on the outskirts of Leigh town centre last Friday morning to remember murdered schoolgirl Lauren Pilkington-Smith. more...
A MAN suffered horrific burns after a discarded cigarette set his armchair alight, an inquest heard. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
A SILENT crowd gathered on the outskirts of Leigh town centre last Friday morning to remember murdered schoolgirl Lauren Pilkington-Smith. more...
A MAN suffered horrific burns after a discarded cigarette set his armchair alight, an inquest heard. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
Leigh Rmi
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
Letters
I WONDERED on reading your article if it was not April 1st. more...
I recently went down to Witton Park to watch the Riding Club's monthly show. more...
I HAVE read with interest on your letters page, people's observations of the general state of affairs in this area. more...
THE relationship between the high salaries paid to employees or those employed (ie Jonathan Ross) is self serving. more...
How can Gordon Marsden MP possibly defend John Prescott? more...
This week (July 9-15) marks National Transplant Week - an opportunity to highlight the thousands of lives that have been and continue to be saved each year by organ donation and transplantation. more...
In reading Mrs M Cooper's letter (Citizen, July 6) regarding football in the streets, I can empathise with her concerns. more...
Has Preston Council gone barking mad? You cannot pay rates or bills at the town hall anymore, that's far too easy. more...
Just to let you know that we enjoyed the prize at the Tamarind Tree, Samlesbury, near Preston, which we won through your newspaper in June. more...
Just to let you know that we enjoyed the prize at the Tamarind Tree, Samlesbury, near Preston, which we won through your newspaper in June. more...
Leyland News
Television style guru, Jill Pollitt, popped into the Tesco store in Leyland and handed out fashion advice to four children from Derian House Children's Hospice, Chorley, as a special top-to-toe makeover treat. more...
Tributes have been paid to a former South Ribble councillor who died on Saturday, July 8. more...
Plans for tough new measures to make car parking more motorist friendly' have been unveiled. more...
Plans for tough new measures to make car parking more motorist friendly' have been unveiled. more...
Local Cricket
Rain had the last say in Blackpool's game at Kendal on Saturday after the home side had posted a reasonable 214-5 before declaring with the weather closing in. more...
All of the first division games in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Premier Division were abandoned on Saturday, but Penwortham managed to squeeze back to the top of the table courtesy of bonus points from their home game against Withnell. more...
All of the first division games in the Moore and Smalley Palace Shield Premier Division were abandoned on Saturday, but Penwortham managed to squeeze back to the top of the table courtesy of bonus points from their home game against Withnell. more...
An exciting finish looked in prospect at Fox Lane on Saturday before the rain caused the abandonment of the match between Leyland and fellow Surridge Northern Premier League strugglers Darwen. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
Bolton people have topped an appeal to raise £210,000 for extra Macmillan Nurses ... by nearly £9,000! more...
Lytham News
A Fylde schoolgirl has been found hanged at her home - just eight months after a classmate died under similar circumstances. more...
Schoolchildren from the Fylde Coast are helping their counterparts in a poverty-stricken African village by backing a local charity. more...
Only good fortune' prevented a serious accident at a Fylde firm's building site, a government watchdog said this week. more...
The weather held out for revellers at St Anne's Charity Carnival, said by organisers to be the best one for years. more...
Motorsport
STEVE Morten made it two-out-of-two when he won the CSMA's second autotest at the M65 Blackburn with Darwen Services. more...
IAN Parkington is going to take some catching
in this year's North West Formula Ford Championship. more...
Movies
LOOK at the figures: Pirates of the Caribbean sequel has sailed to the top of the UK box office charts. more...
News
Soccer-starved Seasiders fans finally have some live action to look forward to this weekend. more...
Soccer-starved Blackpool fans finally have some live action to look forward to this weekend. more...
Tricky winger Chris Shuker will be playing against, rather than for, Blackpool next season after an eleventh-hour change of heart. more...
Nicola Mostyn: Shoots From The Hip
MY life is a mystery. I live alone. I hardly ever buy housey things. I don't hoard belongings like a mad person. Yet my flat is packed to the brim with pointless junk. Where on earth does it all come from? more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I am trying to find any ancestors of Mr and Mrs W James Osmond, who came to Victoria, Australia, Wickcliffe Post, around about 1855. more...
Jean Orell, Anne Blakemore and myself, are trying to arange a reunion for Miss Calderwood and Mrs Farr's class of 1949 at Horwich Secondary Modern School. more...
I am trying to find any ancestors of Mr and Mrs W James Osmond, who came to Victoria, Australia, Wickcliffe Post, around about 1855. more...
Jean Orell, Anne Blakemore and myself, are trying to arange a reunion for Miss Calderwood and Mrs Farr's class of 1949 at Horwich Secondary Modern School. more...
I am trying to find any ancestors of Mr and Mrs W James Osmond, who came to Victoria, Australia, Wickcliffe Post, around about 1855. more...
Jean Orell, Anne Blakemore and myself, are trying to arange a reunion for Miss Calderwood and Mrs Farr's class of 1949 at Horwich Secondary Modern School. more...
I am trying to find any ancestors of Mr and Mrs W James Osmond, who came to Victoria, Australia, Wickcliffe Post, around about 1855. more...
Jean Orell, Anne Blakemore and myself, are trying to arange a reunion for Miss Calderwood and Mrs Farr's class of 1949 at Horwich Secondary Modern School. more...
Oswaldtwistle
FIVE people have been arrested after two pubs and a shop were among addresses raided by police targeting the suspected smuggling, production and supply of drugs. more...
Pne News
Preston North End's summer spending spree is far from over - even after the arrival of two new faces at Deepdale in just five days. more...
Preston North End's summer spending spree is far from over - even after the arrival of two new faces at Deepdale in just five days. more...
Paul Simpson has been busy filling Preston North End's back-room vacancies following a number of sudden departures. more...
Preston North End play their first home friendly of the pre-season on Saturday when Hearts arrive for a 3pm kick-off. more...
Preston North End's record-breaking goalkeeper Carlo Nash has admitted feeling unsure about the club's ambition. more...
Preston News
A radical vision for a single Central Lancashire City has been drawn up incorporating Preston, South Ribble and Chorley as one area. more...
Visitors to a blind charity's Preston headquarters can expect to have their senses challenged after the launch of a new garden area yesterday. more...
The people of Ingol have a new home from home after a former flat was converted into a community centre. more...
With the World Cup over, holidaymakers in Preston are packing their bags and heading mainly to Turkey, according to figures from Preston's Co-op Travel store. more...
A radical vision for a single Central Lancashire City has been drawn up incorporating Preston, South Ribble and Chorley as one area. more...
Preston's former mayor Councillor Bhikhu Patel has expressed shock at the train bombings in Mumbai, India on Tuesday which left more than 200 people dead and hundreds more wounded. more...
Preston's former mayor Councillor Bhikhu Patel has expressed shock at the train bombings in Mumbai, India on Tuesday which left more than 200 people dead and hundreds more wounded. more...
A raid on multi-storey car park in Preston city centre is believed to have netted the raiders thousands of pounds. more...
A book of remembrance has been opened at Preston Crematorium to allow visitors to leave messages for loved ones who have died. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
THE funeral of snooker legend John Spencer, who lost his three-year battle against cancer on Tuesday, will be held on Monday. more...
Rovers News
JASON Roberts admits playing for Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is an inspiration. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Seven Days
News and sport stories
from the Bolton Evening News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from the Bolton Evening News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from the Bolton Evening News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from the Bolton Evening News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
Shakers Updates
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
AT 66/1, the Shakers are the rank outsiders to win the League Two title next season, but you would be hard pressed to find a person at Gigg Lane who cares a jot. more...
SHAKERS are offering cut-price hospitality packages for their three big pre-season games at Gigg Lane against Everton, Burnley and FC United. more...
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
AT 66/1, the Shakers are the rank outsiders to win the League Two title next season, but you would be hard pressed to find a person at Gigg Lane who cares a jot. more...
SHAKERS are offering cut-price hospitality packages for their three big pre-season games at Gigg Lane against Everton, Burnley and FC United. more...
Slaidburn News
TOURISTS in a picturesque Ribble Valley village are being invited to try out East Lancashire's first eco-friendly public toilets. more...
Soccer Headlines
AT 66/1, the Shakers are the rank outsiders to win the League Two title next season, but you would be hard pressed to find a person at Gigg Lane who cares a jot. more...
SHAKERS are offering cut-price hospitality packages for their three big pre-season games at Gigg Lane against Everton, Burnley and FC United. more...
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
SHAKERS boss Casper will give his first team another run in Saturday's big pre-season friendly against Everton, who hope to field Bury's own Phil Neville amongst their team of international stars. more...
AT 66/1, the Shakers are the rank outsiders to win the League Two title next season, but you would be hard pressed to find a person at Gigg Lane who cares a jot. more...
SHAKERS are offering cut-price hospitality packages for their three big pre-season games at Gigg Lane against Everton, Burnley and FC United. more...
Sport From Around The Area
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
LEIGH Centurions must beat the team that no-one else can if they are to win the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Sporting Highlights
THE funeral of snooker legend John Spencer, who lost his three-year battle against cancer on Tuesday, will be held on Monday. more...
Stanley Reports
IT looks like being another disjointed pre-season campaign for Accrington Stanley after they were defeated in their second warm-up match. more...
Theatre
Comedy legends, Cannon and Ball are back from the jungle and back in Blackpool for the summer, from July 26 to October 25. more...
She went from a one-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains to worldwide fame and fortune - and now her story is heading to Blackpool on September 17. more...
Thornton News
A Blackpool woman was left too shocked to get the bus home after picking up a £20,000 bingo prize in Cleveleys. more...
Tv News
Blackpool could have its own 24-hour TV channel promoting its attractions as part of a major bid to revitalise the town's tourist economy. more...
Tv Reviews
YOU can't deny that Gordon Ramsay knows how to cook. He is undoubtedly one of the country's top chefs. more...
University Of Bolton
HUNDREDS of successful students were today being handed their degrees after graduating from the University of Bolton. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
DIDI Hamann has admitted he acted in haste when he signed the agreement with Wanderers which led to one of the most bizarre transfer wrangles in football history. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
DIDI Hamann has admitted he acted in haste when he signed the agreement with Wanderers which led to one of the most bizarre transfer wrangles in football history. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
Wanderers News
WANDERERS fans are split about whether Sam Allardycye will leave the
Reebok to take over at Sunderland. more...
DIDI Hamann has admitted he acted in haste when he signed the agreement with Wanderers which led to one of the most bizarre transfer wrangles in football history. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
WANDERERS will take on UEFA Cup winners, Seville next month in a re-match of last season's Reebok stalemate. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
DIDI Hamann has admitted he acted in haste when he signed the agreement with Wanderers which led to one of the most bizarre transfer wrangles in football history. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
SAM Allardyce has made up for missing out on Didi Hamann by securing another of his long-term targets, Abdoulaye Meite. more...
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What'S On In And Around Bury
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
RESIDENTS are invited to "meet a mammal" during national Enjoy Your Local Nature Reserve Week. more...
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
RESIDENTS are invited to "meet a mammal" during national Enjoy Your Local Nature Reserve Week. more...
Whats On
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
RESIDENTS are invited to "meet a mammal" during national Enjoy Your Local Nature Reserve Week. more...
PEOPLE living with ME are invited to a talk by a world-leading medical researcher. more...
ROAD safety at work will be discussed at a seminar in Bury next week. more...
A FUN day at the Brown Cow pub in Burrs is being held on Saturday in aid of the national Sports Relief Campaign. more...
RESIDENTS are invited to "meet a mammal" during national Enjoy Your Local Nature Reserve Week. more...
Whitefield Headlines
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
UNITED Uitilities is facing a big increase in complaints from its water customers, new figures show. more...
You Say
What can I say about John Spencer one of the all time greats of sport? Three times world snooker champion. A fine, very funny and caring man. more...
I write with regard to your recent coverage about jobs for student nurses and some factual inaccuracies which I believe are important to raise. more...
RECENT Bolton Evening News headlines highlighted the shock of teenage abortions in Bolton, and, tragic though they are, we can hardly be surprised. more...
WHY are British troops in Afghanistan? What is the aim of the British Government? more...
I WOULD like to say through your paper, thank you very much for our council gardeners. more...
BROAD Oak High School, one of the authority's nominated schools for closure underwent a very successful OFSTED inspection on Monday, July 3. more...
TO the School Organisation Committee: tonight you have the opportunity to consider the council's proposal to close our successful high school and sports college. more...
I am a pupil and a member of the school council at Prestwich Arts College and have been actively involved with the Save our Schools campaign. more...
I really think that Bury Council has decided what is best for Bury Council and Bury Council alone, regarding the strategic review of secondary schools in Bury. more...
I HAVE been using the Radcliffe Metrolink car park for about 18 months and people have always parked at the end of designated spaces because the demand for parking spaces is greater
than supply. more...
I HAVE been prompted to air my views after reading the letter (Time for fairness on disabled badge zones', June 29). more...
Our group of Liverpool pensioners had our annual day out on June 23. more...
WITH the World Cup, we have witnessed over the last month the patriotism of residents of the UK in support of their country. more...
REGARDING the letter from Nudia Verbis', (PDSA gave a wonderful service to sick pets', Letters, July 6), I fully agree that there is a shortage of animal health facilities for those who cannot afford private vetinerary fees and a PDSA service provided locally would be an immense improvement. more...
