Stories for 20 July 2006
Accrington
A MURDERED man's home and assets, worth up to £1million, have been seized during an investigation into whether they were paid for through crime. more...
TWO noisy neighbours have been fined for disturbing residents with loud music and late-night partying, following the formation of an anti-nuisance partnership. more...
A DEVELOPMENT master plan is being drawn up to turn town centres across Hyndburn into shopping destinations to rival Blackburn and Burnley. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
BOXER Amir Khan proved he is as good on the school sports field as he is in the boxing ring, delighting children at a Bolton primary school by turning up at their sports day. more...
Angela Kelly
GOOD luck to all those thousands of local females taking part in the Race for Life at Bolton's Leverhulme Park on Sunday. more...
THE way that singer Kylie Minogue looks and the positive things she says about her life gladden the heart. more...
WHEN we still had the annual Bolton Holidays there was no major problem for many local people as to when to go away with the family. more...
FORGET a bottle of Jack Daniels a night today's footballers live such clean lives that Wayne Rooney can't sleep without the sound of the Hoover. more...
THANK you, Trinny Woodall, for accidentally revealing a healthy amount of armpit hair at a high-profile event when you were obviously on show. more...
YOU know the lunatics have finally taken over the asylum when a vicar ispublicly pilloried for planting an innocent kiss on the cheek of a primary
school child. more...
THE Pendlebury brothers did Bolton proud on Gordon Ramsay's Channel 4 showThe F Word. more...
Area News
Ice creams and sun tan lotion have been the order of the day across the Fylde Coast this week as temperatures reached out toward the 100 degree fahrenheit mark and threatened the Fylde's heat record. more...
Sporting gestures at venues across the Fylde Coast raised thousands for the weekend's Sport Relief fundraising marathon. more...
Asian Lifestyle Show 2006
Tony Lit, Arjun Rampal and Vijay Saggar more...
Vijjay Saggar with Models
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Tony Lit with Models more...
Athletics
In the third race in the Haigh Hall series Chorley Harrier John Chaplin won the vet 55 category in a time of 29.25. more...
Baxenden
THE PARENTS of a teenager left with critical head injuries after a car crash are celebrating after he regained consciousness in hospital. more...
THE PARENTS of a teenager left with critical head injuries after a car crash are celebrating after he regained consciousness in hospital. more...
Blackburn
A WOMAN and three men are to fight it out for the top job at Blackburn with Darwen Council. more...
DETECTIVES hunting thieves who targeted an 89-year-old widow today released a CCTV picture of two suspects they want to question. more...
A DISTRAUGHT daughter has demanded to know why her father was left alone to die after suffering a stroke in his home. more...
A SPECIAL heritage train will be having a two-year break after this summer's journey from Blackburn to Edinburgh. more...
A NEW Tesco Express store opened its doors to the public and celebrated the event by donating £500 to East Lancashire Hospice. more...
A 19-YEAR-old man armed himself with a knife after a teenage gang behaving like a "pack of wild animals" besieged his home and his family. more...
Blackpool News
Alcohol abuse causes up to 90 deaths a year in Blackpool and costs the local economy more than £10 million due to people missing work. more...
TVR's decision to carry on making cars in Blackpool has paid off - saving more than 60 jobs. more...
A threatened Blackpool day care centre for the elderly has been given a stay of execution with the help of the Citizen. more...
A man who drowned in rough seas off Blackpool climbed over a Danger: Do not enter' sign after a day of heavy drinking, an inquest has heard. more...
Two empty houses in Blackpool were set on fire deliberately - but there's no need for police to investigate. more...
Bolton News
A POLICE motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a parked lorry while on a training exercise in Bolton. more...
A POLICE motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a parked lorry while on a training exercise in Bolton. more...
A POLICE motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a parked lorry while on a training exercise in Bolton. more...
A TOP doctor says plans to treat elderly patients in a "community hospital" rather than at the Royal Bolton Hospital will have a negative affect on them. more...
BOLTON'S links with the rest of the world are being celebrated with a new display at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. more...
A RECORD number of students in Bolton are applying for university places, bucking the trend elsewhere. more...
AN investigation by the Bolton Evening News found an amazing amount of packaging used to wrap just 12 items of food. more...
AN elderly man has died following a break-in at his home in Little Hulton. more...
AN elderly man has died following a break-in at his house in Little Hulton. more...
BOXER Amir Khan proved he is as good on the school sports field as he is in the boxing ring, delighting children at a Bolton primary school by turning up at their sports day. more...
DANNY Jones, singer with pop band McFly, says the mile he ran for Sport Relief was one of the hardest things he has ever done but he does not regret a second of the seven minutes it took him. more...
A TOWN crier has added his voice to a police campaign to have purses and wallets fitted with bells to deter pickpockets. more...
THOUSANDS of music CDs and DVDs were seized in anti-counterfeit raids by Trading Standards officers in Bolton. more...
BOLTON Mountain Rescue Team was called out to a 20-year-old who injured his leg in a fall from Darwen Tower. more...
BOLTON Council has thrown its weight behind a campaign to put a tax on supermarket carrier bags in a bid to protect the environment. more...
CALLS to the emergency services in Bolton are soaring as the town continues to bask in high temperatures. more...
RESIDENTS are fighting a plan by Bolton Council to open a set of gates which leads to picturesque open land. more...
FIREFIGHTERS have been back to the scene of a fatal blaze in Tonge Moor to emphasise their "Get out and stay out" message. more...
A POLICE motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a parked lorry while on a training exercise in Bolton. more...
A POLICE motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a parked lorry while on a training exercise in Bolton. more...
AN elderly man has died following a break-in at his house in Little Hulton. more...
Brisa Column
Summer can be a frustrating time for a football fan. While the players are taking a break from the game, we're sat at home waiting for it all to begin again. more...
Burnley
A MURDERED man's home and assets, worth up to £1million, have been seized during an investigation into whether they were paid for through crime. more...
Bury News
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
REASONS the five groups gave for the way they voted: more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
REASONS the five groups gave for the way they voted: more...
Business Headlines
A BOLTON manufacturer has revealed how advice from a business support agency enabled him to double the size of his company. more...
Centurions' Updates
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Star centre Danny Halliwell has been cleared to play in this Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. more...
Star centre Danny Halliwell has been cleared to play in this Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. more...
Star centre Danny Halliwell has been cleared to play in this Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. more...
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Chorley Cc Reports
Chorley enjoyed their first home win of the season on Sunday when they beat Netherfield by six wickets. more...
Chorley suffered a six wicket defeat at Fleetwood on Saturday. more...
Chorley Fc News
Magpies player-manager Shaun Teale has vowed to use the savings on the contract of departed skipper Jamie Vermiglio to entice new players to Victory Park. more...
Chorley travel to meet Barnoldswick Town on Saturday for their third close-season friendly, having lost 4-1 at home to Preston North End and 4-0 at the expense of visitors Southport in midweek. more...
Chorley News
It was goodbye from him' as Ronnie Barker, the longstanding head of a Chorley electrical firm retired last week. more...
Budding young actors and actresses are being given the chance to step back in time and become movie stars, albeit silent ones. more...
Parents are urged to warn children about the dangers of cooling off in reservoirs after teenagers were spotted swimming at Rivington on Monday night. more...
The pilot of a microlight that plunged into a farmer's field on Monday, said he did not think of anything but to get the aircraft down safely. more...
Around 80 people went through the keyhole' this week to watch a live operation at the launch of a new £750,000 hi-tech operating theatre at Chorley hospital. more...
Calls have been made to site a super' mental health hospital in Chorley borough during a consultation on the future of the county's services. more...
Chorley's Community Safety Partnership is celebrating after latest statistics revealed a 13 per drop in crime in just 12 months. more...
Police have issued a warning after two bogus official type burglaries this month. more...
A new on-line service, called chorley4funding, has been set up to help charities and community groups to attract grants. more...
Council tenants will find out on August 8 whether their homes are to be transferred to outside local authority control. more...
Plans to create a new path through Astley Park have been reworked after environmental concerns over the route. more...
Chorley Fire Station could be closed and moved to Lancashire Fire Service's Training Centre at Washington Hall. more...
A Tory councillor has been arrested after an alleged racist incident at an airport taxi rank. more...
Clarets News
STEVE Cotterill wants his Burnley side to be the clean sheet kings of two seasons ago. more...
Darwen
A WOMAN and three men are to fight it out for the top job at Blackburn with Darwen Council. more...
Editor'S Comment
NEWSPAPERS along with television and radio are often criticised for spreading too much gloom, doom and "bad news". more...
Education News
A RECORD number of students in Bolton are applying for university places, bucking the trend elsewhere. more...
DANNY Jones, singer with pop band McFly, says the mile he ran for Sport Relief was one of the hardest things he has ever done but he does not regret a second of the seven minutes it took him. more...
A GROUP of teachers from Bolton have taken the first step to becoming headteachers. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
Fleetwood News
Glorious weather greeted Fleetwood's big day of the year when the annual Tram Sunday transport festival came to town. more...
One of the biggest names in the high street has opened up at Fleetwood Freeport as part of the outlet shopping village's £8.5 million redevelopment. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
A special music train will be calling at Preston on August 25 on its way to Colne's Great British R&B Festival. more...
Fylde Rufc
Fylde have recruited experienced fly-half or fullback John Armstrong. more...
Gig Guide
Acclaimed indie rockers The Flaming Lips are the latest internationally famous group heading to Blackpool. See them at the famous Empress Ballroom on November 8. more...
Lovers of big band music are in for a treat in Lytham on July 30. more...
Haslingden
POLICE in East Lancashire say they are concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for 10 days. more...
Health News
A TOP doctor says plans to treat elderly patients in a "community hospital" rather than at the Royal Bolton Hospital will have a negative affect on them. more...
CALLS to the emergency services in Bolton are soaring as the town continues to bask in high temperatures. more...
Jack Straw
I've been thinking whether I should give advance notice in this newspaper and other media of my regular open-air meetings in Blackburn town centre. more...
Jobs News
Women who work long hours are more likely than men to indulge in unhealthy behaviours such as snacking, smoking and drinking caffeine. more...
Long working hours, stuffy offices and summer celebrations are taking their toll on the nation's workforce with over a third of Brits admitting to falling asleep on the job. more...
Lancashire
LANCASHIRE police were today celebrating a clean sweep after figures revealed that every type of crime was falling. more...
Lancs Museums
Rock n' roll is 50 years old this year and the golden jubilee is being marked with an exhibition of vintage memorabilia at Chorley Central Library. more...
Rock n' roll is 50 years old this year and the golden jubilee is being marked with an exhibition of vintage memorabilia at Chorley Central Library. more...
Latest Sport
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
Leigh Headlines
CONSTRUCTION crews working on the Leigh Sports Village are being plagued by vandals. more...
CONSTRUCTION crews working on the Leigh Sports Village are being plagued by vandals. more...
WORKERS building on the Leigh Sports Village site are being plagued by vandals. more...
WORKERS building on the Leigh Sports Village site are being plagued by vandals. 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...
LEIGH RMI released Gareth Stoker, Alex Hay and Ryan McDowell, while teenage centre-half Liam Coyne has moved to FC United who, in return, have agreed to play a friendly against Leigh at Hilton Park on August 5. more...
LEIGH RMI released Gareth Stoker, Alex Hay and Ryan McDowell, while teenage centre-half Liam Coyne has moved to FC United who, in return, have agreed to play a friendly against Leigh at Hilton Park on August 5. more...
LEIGH RMI released Gareth Stoker, Alex Hay and Ryan McDowell, while teenage centre-half Liam Coyne has moved to FC United who, in return, have agreed to play a friendly against Leigh at Hilton Park on August 5. more...
RMI will be boosted in August by the return of former RMI star Martyn Lancaster, who is playing in the USA, while midfielder Steve Abbott is also expected to be on board. more...
RMI will be boosted in August by the return of former RMI star Martyn Lancaster, who is playing in the USA, while midfielder Steve Abbott is also expected to be on board. 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
THE CURRENT situation in Palestine, Israel and Lebanon shows the futility of violence. more...
THERE are over eight million in the UK with a partial or total hearing impairment. more...
THERE are over eight million in the UK with a partial or total hearing impairment. more...
I MADE a video of the last night of the Proms last year, and when I played it back the other night, the emotion it built in me made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. more...
Your article about the Bowling Centre (Citizen, June 29) and the views of the local authority leads me to wonder if they have tried to find out why the centre is failing. more...
I am extremely disappointed that you felt it was OK to publish a letter by a member/supporter of the British National Party (BNP), Citizen, July 6. more...
Following the latest animal welfare protests against duck and pheasant shooting, the Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust stated it had "nothing to do" with the Hoghton Tower shoot. more...
There were so many paying tribute at the funeral of Keith Midgley that I was one of many who had to stand outside the chapel at Pleasington on Monday. more...
I am delighted that the truth has emerged about the proposals to merge Lancashire and Cumbria police forces, and that the idea has been abandoned. more...
I am delighted that the truth has emerged about the proposals to merge Lancashire and Cumbria police forces, and that the idea has been abandoned. more...
I am delighted that the truth has emerged about the proposals to merge Lancashire and Cumbria police forces, and that the idea has been abandoned. more...
Leyland News
Police in Leyland have released an e-fit picture of a man who is believed to be responsible for two indecent assaults in the Western Drive area of the town. more...
With the sun beaming down and a feast of fun-filled activities to enjoy, attendance was punctual and plentiful at a Leyland primary school. more...
A Leyland policeman caused a fatal crash because his handling of his squad car was well below the standard of a competent and careful driver, a jury has been told. more...
Local Cricket
Blackpool convincingly defeated second-placed Darwen at a sun-kissed Stanley Park on Sunday writes Gerry Wolstenholme. more...
Preston had an excellent weekend in the Surridge Northern Premier League with two eight wicket victories over Leyland Motors and Barrow thanks largely to professional Bilal Asad. more...
The title race is hotting up in the Moore & Smalley Palace Shield Premier Division with just six points separating the top four teams. more...
Lower Darwen News
A MOTHER has hit out after her Down's syndrome daughter with breathing problems was forced to travel on a bus without air conditioning during the heatwave. more...
Lytham News
The borough of Fylde is set to be left with just one full time and two part time fire crews after a major review of services across Lancashire. more...
The borough of Fylde is set to be left with just one full time and two part time fire crews after a major review of services across Lancashire. more...
Museums And Galleries
A new exhibition at Fleetwood Museum, which runs until November 11, aims to try and help you answer the question Who is you favourite Lancashire comedian?' more...
The most popular painting in Preston's Harris Museum and Art Gallery is the centre piece of a new exhibition, The Portrait Full Face and Profile, running until November 19. more...
News
Blackpool's jet-setters were due to play their third game of a hectic pre-season in Riga last night, after some encouraging signs from the first two fixtures. more...
A British MEP says the current bloodshed in the Middle East highlights the great injustice in the region. more...
News About Local Schools
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
Old Pals
I AM trying to trace any offspring of Phoebe Whalley who had as a boarder a Fanny Bell and her one-year-old son Phineas in the 1880s at 2 Meadow Lane Blackburn. more...
Oswaldtwistle
A DOG breeder has been fined £450 for failing to license his business and accompanying boarding kennels. more...
Penwortham News
Parishioners at St Mary's Parish Church, Cop Lane Penwortham, donned Victorian dress for a special themed event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the re-modelling of part of the church in 1856. more...
Pne News
Fringe players at Preston North End are set to move on as new boss Paul Simpson looks to create space for his own signings. more...
Fringe players at Preston North End are set to move on as new boss Paul Simpson looks to create space for his own signings. more...
Brian O'Neil heaped praise on his Preston North End midfield partner Paul McKenna ahead of last night's testimonial match against Everton at Deepdale. more...
Poems
From Sheila Brennan, Bombay Street, Blackburn. more...
Politics
A councillor has been kicked out of Rossendale's ruling party after a dispute broke out about plans to find a new council chamber. more...
THE HOUSE of Commons closes for official business next Monday, it will not re-open until the second week in October. Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, explains what he'll be doing during the long summer break. more...
Poulton News
Go-getting teenager, Kirsty Brooks, ran this year's Race For Life, in a Chinese Dragon outfit she had made by selling bits of the animals scales. more...
Preston News
The memory of an 11-year-old Preston boy who died from a rare heart condition will live on thanks to an award dedicated in his honour. more...
Preston could get a new fire station as part of plans to shake-up Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. more...
University and College Lecturers' Union (UCU) members have voted to accept a pay offer from employers. more...
Green fingered Preston City Council workers scooped gold at the Royal Horticultural Flower Show at Tatton Park for the second year running. more...
Drivers using Preston's Avenham car park hit the jackpot on Tuesday after payment machines spat out too much change. more...
It is not often you get Tony Blair, Tom Baker and George Bush in one place but a University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) graduation ceremony had them all. more...
Prestwich Headlines
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
Radcliffe Boro
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
Rawtenstall
A councillor has been kicked out of Rossendale's ruling party after a dispute broke out about plans to find a new council chamber. more...
A councillor has been kicked out of Rossendale's ruling party after a dispute broke out about plans to find a new council chamber. more...
Ribble Valley News
THE HOUSE of Commons closes for official business next Monday, it will not re-open until the second week in October. Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, explains what he'll be doing during the long summer break. more...
Rovers News
DIDIER Agathe will go on Blackburn Rovers's European pre-season tour in a bid to strike a deal at Ewood Park. more...
Mark Hughes last night insisted Blackburn Rovers were no nearer to signing another striker. more...
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes was pleased with his side's performance at Accrington Stanley last night. more...
Rovers Reports
NEW BOYS Jason Roberts and Frannie Jeffers bagged debut goals last night as Blackburn Rovers strolled to a comfortable pre-season victory at Accrington Stanley. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
Star centre Danny Halliwell has been cleared to play in this Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. more...
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Star centre Danny Halliwell has been cleared to play in this Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. more...
School Closures: The Protests Continue
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
REASONS the five groups gave for the way they voted: more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
PUPILS and parents are celebrating an astonishing victory after saving Broad Oak and Prestwich high schools. more...
BROAD Oak pupils were sent off on their summer holidays yesterday with a happy heart after their school was spared. more...
REASONS the five groups gave for the way they voted: 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...
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
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
EVERTON and England star Phil Neville admits he loves coming back to Gigg Lane. more...
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
EVERTON and England star Phil Neville admits he loves coming back to Gigg Lane. more...
What, if anything, did you learn from Alex Ferguson during your time at Manchester United, which you have brought to Bury? more...
Soccer Headlines
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
EVERTON and England star Phil Neville admits he loves coming back to Gigg Lane. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
LEIGH RMI hope that reuniting former Altrincham centre-backs Mark Maddox and George Manning will be the key to a successful season. more...
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
EVERTON and England star Phil Neville admits he loves coming back to Gigg Lane. more...
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
Sport From Around The Area
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
TONY Benson wants his Leigh Centurions side to kick on and launch an all-out promotion push on the back of his side's stunning victory over Hull KR in the Northern Rail Cup final. more...
Sporting Highlights
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
VETERAN winger David Eyres is training with the Shakers after being released by Oldham Athletic. more...
TWO wins in a week have left Radcliffe Boro manager Andy Johnston looking forward to the season with relish, despite a continuation of the injury problems that blighted the club last season. more...
Stanley News
THE terraces at Accrington Stanley's Fraser Eagle stadium have been given a dazzling new image so that the club can start the season in style. more...
Accringtom Stanley manager John Coleman believed his side picked up a few lessons in the 3-0 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers last night. more...
Stanley Reports
NEW BOYS Jason Roberts and Frannie Jeffers bagged debut goals last night as Blackburn Rovers strolled to a comfortable pre-season victory at Accrington Stanley. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
DANNY Jones, singer with pop band McFly, says the mile he ran for Sport Relief was one of the hardest things he has ever done but he does not regret a second of the seven minutes it took him. more...
Theatre
A £30,000 openair prod-uction of Robin Hood is set to top the bill at Blackburn with Darwen Council's annual Arts in the Park event this weekend. more...
Residents will get a first glimpse of £160,000 proposals to make one of Wyre's most popular entertainment venues bigger and better. more...
Theatre News From The Bolton Area
Talking Heads, Halliwell Theatre Company, Harvey Street Church Hall. Until Saturday. more...
IT was not music legends such as Charlie Parker who were the inspiration behind teenager Philip Meadows' musical ambition to become the world's greatest saxophonist . . . more...
Thornton News
The Gardeners Arms, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton-Cleveleys, raised £615 for the Freeman Heart and Lung Transplant Association (FHLTA) by holding an auction and a raffle after the World Cup Final. more...
Residents will get a first glimpse of £160,000 proposals to make one of Wyre's most popular entertainment venues bigger and better. more...
Students at Milfield Science and Performing Arts College, Thornton were booked in for a special day of events this week. more...
Travel
A SPECIAL heritage train will be having a two-year break after this summer's journey from Blackburn to Edinburgh. more...
Tv News
Television property gurus, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer were out and about in Preston recently on the hunt for properties to feature in their successful television programme Location, Location, Location. more...
Tv Reviews
HOW Phil Collins had the gall to go on Room 101 is beyond me. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
THE mixed messages Sam Allardyce has sent out with regard to Jared Borgetti's future says everything about the Mexican's hit and miss first Premiership season. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
IDAN Tal believes the Premiership has still not seen the best of Bolton Wanderers and Sam Allardyce. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
THE mixed messages Sam Allardyce has sent out with regard to Jared Borgetti's future says everything about the Mexican's hit and miss first Premiership season. more...
IDAN Tal believes the Premiership has still not seen the best of Bolton Wanderers and Sam Allardyce. more...
Wanderers News
QUINTON Fortune remains high on the list of probables as Sam Allardyce continues his summer recruitment drive. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
THE mixed messages Sam Allardyce has sent out with regard to Jared Borgetti's future says everything about the Mexican's hit and miss first Premiership season. more...
IDAN Tal believes the Premiership has still not seen the best of Bolton Wanderers and Sam Allardyce. more...
NICOLAS Anelka has given Wanderers 10 days to put together a deal that will tempt him to the Reebok. more...
ASTON Villa parted company with manager David O'Leary last night and the search for his replacement looks certain to include Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce. more...
QATAR Sports Club are banking on Jay Jay Okocha still having the appetite for success after giving him a lucrative 12-month contract. more...
Bolton Evening News sports reporter Marc Iles achieved the boyhood dream of many a young lad all in name of charity . . . more...
THE mixed messages Sam Allardyce has sent out with regard to Jared Borgetti's future says everything about the Mexican's hit and miss first Premiership season. more...
IDAN Tal believes the Premiership has still not seen the best of Bolton Wanderers and Sam Allardyce. more...
We Say
IT is that time of year again when high temperatures make young people think of cooling off in the town's lakes and reservoirs. more...
HOW often have you opened an item bought from a supermarket or shop and found the food or object wrapped in several unnecessary layers of packaging? more...
Whalley
A MAN who raped a woman after he trapped her in his home has been jailed for six years. more...
What'S On
Rock n' roll is 50 years old this year and the golden jubilee is being marked with an exhibition of vintage memorabilia at Chorley Central Library. more...
Visitors are invited to come and see what's hanging around Yarrow Valley Country Park at night. more...
Rock n' roll is 50 years old this year and the golden jubilee is being marked with an exhibition of vintage memorabilia at Chorley Central Library. more...
An outdoor performance of the popular children's classic Wind in the Willows is being staged at Chorley's Yarrow Valley Country Park. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
BOLTON'S links with the rest of the world are being celebrated with a new display at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. more...
GOOD luck to all those thousands of local females taking part in the Race for Life at Bolton's Leverhulme Park on Sunday. more...
You Say
THIS is in reply to the letter by Harold Marshall, dated July 17, about women. If it wasn't for women, ie his mum, he wouldn't be here to make decisions, would he? more...
THIS is in reply to the letter by Harold Marshall, dated July 17, about women. If it wasn't for women, ie his mum, he wouldn't be here to make decisions, would he? more...
WITH reference to the headline in the Bolton Evening News, Saturday, July 15 "Bus Wars!" more...
AS the end of my daughter's (Rachael Coote) school years come to an end, I thought I would thank a few people. more...
ERIC Hyland inadvertently confirms what I have long suspected about the Green Party (Bolton Evening News, July 17). more...
REF: "Memorial to road victim is wrecked" by your correspondent Deborah Linton (Bolton Evening News, July 14). more...
