Stories for 28 July 2006
Accrington
FIREFIGHTERS from a crew facing the axe under cost cutting proposals have spent two days battling to control a blaze in a Rishton ravine. more...
Andy Lochhead
SATURDAY'S victory over Bolton Wanderers has given me plenty of optimism going into the new season. more...
Angela Kelly
TO many adults it may sound like something out of a sci-fi film but today's youngsters are at the mercy of cyber-bullies. more...
Bands In Profile
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
Blackburn
A BLACKBURN man is in training for a gruelling race which will see him running, cycling and swimming across London. more...
ST Mary's College in Blackburn has been recognised as one of the best learning centres in the country and awarded the prestigious Beacon Status. more...
PRIMARY schools are to benefit from £285million over 15 years as part of a national scheme to build or renovate schools. more...
A WOMAN today praised a neighbour who rescued her from a fire which threatened to burn down her house in Blackburn. more...
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl died after being hit by a car which failed to stop in Blackburn last night. more...
BRITAIN'S greatest Olympians arrived in East Lancashire to promote the 2012 event and told local people to make the most of the Games. more...
A HAVEN for crack addicts which has made neighbours' lives a misery has been closed down following a police swoop. more...
Blackburn Hawks
BOBBY Haig is to continue as player-coach with Blackburn Hawks. more...
Bolton Music Showcase: Read All About It!
To The Bones
What are you looking forward to at this year's Showcase? more...
To The Bones more...
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The Showcase kicks off with seven bands performing at Leverhule Park on Saturday from 2pm to 8pm. And admission is free! more...
The Electronica Showcase is on August 8, Number 15, Churchgate from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free.Pagan Wanderer Lu
Are you nervous about playing the Showcase? more...
The Electronica Showcase is on August 8, Number 15, Churchgate from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Electronica Showcase is on August 8, Number 15, Churchgate from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Electronica Showcase is on August 8, Number 15, Churchgate from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Electronica Showcase is on August 8, Number 15, Churchgate from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Showcase Finale is at the Albert Halls, Victoria Square, on Thursday, August 10 (6.45pm to 11pm. Admission £4. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Acoustic Showcase is on Saturday at the Dog and Partridge, Manor Street, from 2pm top 11pm. Free admission. more...
The Acoustic Showcase is this Saturday at the Dog and Partridge, Manor Street, from 2pm to 11pm. Free admission. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Punk Showcase is on August 7 at The Alma Inn, Bradshawgate, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
The Metal Showcase is this Sunday at the Soundhouse, Ash Street, from 6.30pm to 11pm. Free admission. more...
The Young Bands Showcase is taking place on Friday, August 4, at the Phoenix Centre, Bark Street, from 7pm to 11pm. Admission is free. more...
Line-up in full. more...
Bolton News
A HARD-HITTING campaign has been launched to stop yobs who attack firefighters as they deal with blazes. more...
A HARD-HITTING campaign has been launched to stop yobs who attack firefighters as they deal with blazes. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
UNION bosses at the Royal Bolton Hospital say they are prepared to hold a ballot on industrial action in a bid to protect patient services. more...
THE decision on the future of baby and children's services at the Royal Bolton Hospital has been delayed by three months. more...
PLANS to base police officers closer to their beats have been unveiled. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
BOLTON Community College and Bolton Sixth Form College could be created on a split site, it has been revealed. more...
TWO teenagers have appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a pensioner from Little Hulton. more...
THE funeral of a police motorcyclist who died in a crash in Bolton was attended by dozens of family, friends and colleagues. more...
IT is ruffled feathers and tantrums at baby bath time in the Dunning household and that is just from Ricky the parrot. more...
STAFF at Bolton Aquarium were called upon to help a major London museum by contributing a rare species called the Four-eyed fish. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A YOUTH is pictured calmly carrying a large quantity of dring out of a store without paying. more...
A YOUTH is pictured calmly carrying a large quantity of dring out of a store without paying. more...
FILMING in London of the critically acclaimed Brick Lane novel written by Bolton author Monica Ali has been cancelled because of opposition from the Bangladeshi community. more...
FILMING in London of the critically acclaimed Brick Lane novel written by Bolton author Monica Ali has been cancelled because of opposition from the Bangladeshi community. more...
THE case of a Horwich man alleged to have dishonestly obtained in excess of a £1 million has adjourned for committal to Crown Court. more...
THE case of a Horwich man alleged to have dishonestly obtained in excess of a £1 million has adjourned for committal to Crown Court. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
A YOUTH is pictured calmly carrying a large quantity of dring out of a store without paying. more...
A BOLTON jeweller's is to become one of only two places in the UK to feature a bespoke Rolex Room. more...
A MOTORIST was badly hurt when he was dragged across the road by his car as he pumped up a tyre. more...
THE leader of Bolton Council is to be investigated by standards chiefs following accusations that he intimidated a community campaigner. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Brierfield
Detectives were last night continuing to quiz two men arrested following a stabbing outside a Brierfield shop. more...
Two men have been charged in connection with an incident in which a pensioner said she was pushed down the stairs of her Brierfield home. more...
Burnley
YOUNG pranksters are putting lives at risk by using toy water pistols to squirt or throw water at motorists during the current heatwave. more...
A CAMPAIGN group has been set up backing controversial plans to build a new super-school on green field land in Burnley. more...
A WOMAN was arrested after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a knife during a drunken argument at their Burnley home. more...
DOG owners in Burnley have been told to clean up after their pets or risk going to jail. more...
Bury News
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
ONE of Bury Council's most senior officers has retired due to ill health after 32 years with the authority. more...
ONE of the busiest roads in the borough is to be given a speed camera after four serious accidents in the last three years. more...
MILL Gate shoppers can benefit from spiritual guidance courtesy of new chaplin, the Rev Gordon Joyce. more...
A DEVOTED Shakers fan who has spent most of his life following the team around the country will celebrate his 50th birthday this weekend on the club's doorstep. more...
THE menace caused by off-road vehicles in Bury is to be tackled after complaints from angry residents. more...
BURY Church of England High School has received top marks in its Ofsted inspection. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Business Headlines
A BUSINESSMAN who battled through a deprived childhood to become one of Bolton's top entrepreneurs has been hailed by Prince Charles as a shining example of the work done by The Prince's Trust. more...
A BOLTON jeweller's is to become one of only two places in the UK to feature a bespoke Rolex Room. more...
Cars News
THE humble Fiat 500 has beaten the likes of Lotus and Lamborghini to take the title of the world's sexiest car, as decided by Top Gear magazine. more...
WOMEN worried about driving alone can now get an instant companion in the form of a blow-up male passenger that inflates at the flick of a switch. more...
POOR posture is causing many motorists to suffer what experts are calling repetitive driving injury (RDI). more...
Chorley News
Youngsters at a Chorley school are the borough's first junior neighbourhood wardens. more...
Clarets News
What are your hopes and expectations for the Clarets this season? more...
BURNLEY can wrap up their pre-season programme in style tonight with victory over US Alense (6pm). more...
The progress of Burnley's young Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty has impressed his manager Steve Cotterill. more...
SUN-DRENCHED Burnley football fans are cheering 'molto bello' to the club's Italian pre-season trip. more...
Clubbing
FOLLOWING on from the success of the Bank Holiday special party nights at Evolution Lounge, Blackburn, a new monthly Saturday clubbing night has been launched. more...
HE'S played bass for two of the most influential bands of the last 20 years, he's in demand as a DJ and yet the most important thing for Mani is he's still having a laugh. See him DJ in Blackburn on August 4. more...
Recently proclaimed "the best dance band in the world" by DJ magazine, The Prodigy consistently grab those headlines. See them at Creamfields on August 26. more...
Colne
POLICE in Colne raided a house following claims it was being used as a drugs den. more...
Comedy
HAVE you heard the one about...? Whatever you do, don't tell comic Mark Rough, who is appearing at Blackburn's Lock n' Load comedy night on August 5. more...
Cricket Round-Up
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
Darwen
PRIMARY schools are to benefit from £285million over 15 years as part of a national scheme to build or renovate schools. more...
BRITAIN'S greatest Olympians arrived in East Lancashire to promote the 2012 event and told local people to make the most of the Games. more...
Education
ST Mary's College in Blackburn has been recognised as one of the best learning centres in the country and awarded the prestigious Beacon Status. more...
PRIMARY schools are to benefit from £285million over 15 years as part of a national scheme to build or renovate schools.
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to be handed up to £5million a year to revamp half the borough's primary schools from 2009.
Schools to be targeted are those in deprived areas, those in a poor state of repair and new schools may be built to take account of demographic changes.
Lancashire County Council bosses were unable to say how much schools in Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale, and the Ribble Valley are likely to get.
But a spokesman for the council estimated it would get £14million a year to be shared out across the county.
The money from government is allocated to councils on a deprivation formula, which officials at Blackburn with Darwen estimate equates to £5million a year.
Coun Maureen Bateson, Blackburn with Darwen Council's children's education boss, said that due to an extensive capital school programme over the past nine years many of the borough's schools had already been upgraded.
One stumbling block in the scheme, said Coun Bateson, could come from the fact that church schools will have to find 10 per cent of the costs of any revamps to their buildings.
There are about 60 primary schools in the borough, of which about a third are church schools.
The money will be given to schools which agreed to be involved in the Government's eight six agenda, which will see schools open from 8am to 6pm to give parents a helping hand with child care.
"It will not benefit all schools, as it's only for 50 per cent, and not every school may be prepared to provide the eight six agenda," added Coun Bateson.
Recent projects Blackburn with Darwen has overseen include the new Holy Trinity Primary School in Darwen and the £3million primary school on land at the heart of the Fernhurst estate, Blackburn, and The Redeemer School which opens in September.
Coun Bateson said the council was also putting together a fresh submission for money under the Building Schools for the Future programme, which will see the borough's secondary schools rebuilt.
The council hopes to be involved in wave four of the programme which starts in 2008, if that fails it will have to wait two more years for the additional millions.
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PRIMARY schools are to benefit from £285million over 15 years as part of a national scheme to build or renovate schools. more...
A CAMPAIGN group has been set up backing controversial plans to build a new super-school on green field land in Burnley. more...
Education News
TO many adults it may sound like something out of a sci-fi film but today's youngsters are at the mercy of cyber-bullies. more...
BOLTON Community College and Bolton Sixth Form College could be created on a split site, it has been revealed. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
BURY Church of England High School has received top marks in its Ofsted inspection. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
Events In And Around Leigh
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
HOW do George "Dubya" Bush and Tony Blair sleep at night, given the appalling tragedies which continue to unfold in the Middle East? more...
Gig Guide
BURNLEY Mechanics is kicking off its new season with what looks set to be a storming gig by music maestro Troy Andrews and his band Orleans Avenue on September 7. more...
THE last time guitar virtuoso Eric Sardinas played the UK it was in big venues on tour with Steve Vai. On July 31 you can see him in Clitheroe. more...
The Bees play the Night and Day Cafe, Manchester, on Sunday.
NOW that the sunshine's out, plenty of new bands are being hailed as the sound of the summer. more...
NOW that the sunshine's out, plenty of new bands are being hailed as the sound of the summer. But for the real sunshine factor, catch The Bees on July 30. more...
Stipe play The Moses Gate, Farnworth, on August 4 more...
James Morrison plays the Late Room, Manchester, on Monday, July 31. more...
Gisburn
FORMER Grand National winner Bob Champion, who beat cancer, dropped in to a Ribble Valley stud as special guest at a fundraising event. more...
Golf Updates
Bolton Golf Association clinched their place in the Lancashire Scratch League Final for the second successive year with a crushing 6-1 defeat of old rivals Fylde at Fairhaven last weekend. more...
NEVILLE Jameson captured his seventh Regent Park Club Championship when he denied club captain Mike Brewder in a tense final. more...
OLD Links duo Jack Mullard and Doug Botterill raced away with the Bolton Golf Association Seniors' Trophy at Chorley last week. more...
Great Harwood
FIREFIGHTERS from a crew facing the axe under cost cutting proposals have spent two days battling to control a blaze in a Rishton ravine. more...
Haslingden
A HASLINGDEN firefighter has urged bosses to think re-think controversial cuts after one of the busiest weeks he has ever known. more...
Health
ARTIST John Chapman is helping East Lancashire Hospice raise much needed funds. more...
Health News
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
Health Updates
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
Homes News
CONTINUING stability in the housing market appears to be helping many first-time buyers shun long-term mortgages and be far savvier with their offers. more...
THE National Association of Estate Agents has published tips to help sellers conduct viewings in safety. more...
Hyndburn News
HYNDBURN Council has launched a "Bin the Banger" campaign to tackle abandoned vehicles. more...
Lancashire League
RAMSBOTTOM captain Brian Taylor is demanding victory against East Lancs in the Lancashire League Second XI Cup final tomorrow. more...
Lancashire News
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
Lancs Gigs
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Verlaine best known for his trailblazing work in New York band Television is performing an acoustic set in Manchester on July 31. more...
SHE has sold millions of records and now is your chance to hear her distinctive sound for yourself when Heather Small performs a rare hometown gig on October 3. more...
Probably the biggest thing to come out of Devon since Cornwall, Muse play the MEN Arena on Saturday, November 11. more...
Recently proclaimed "the best dance band in the world" by DJ magazine, The Prodigy consistently grab those headlines. See them at Creamfields on August 26. more...
Placebo have announced they will play Manchester on December 10. more...
SINGER-songwriter James Morrison, aged 21, has recently been turning heads all over the music industry, and with good reason. See him in Manchester on July 31. more...
SINGER-songwriter James Morrison, aged 21, has recently been turning heads all over the music industry, and with good reason. See him in Manchester on July 31. more...
Lancs Theatre
They're big, they're goofy and they're coming to a theatre near you soon. We spoke to kids' TV presenter Sarah-Jane Honeywell, who will be accompanying the Fimbles on their first ever live tour, which is at Salford from August 4 to 6. more...
THE smash hit musical Chicago returns to Manchester in October. more...
Langho
A Langho man who was concerned about the disappearance of his dog ended up injuring a man in a park. more...
Latest Sport
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
Lancashire Road Club rider Paul Shallicker sprinted to second place in the Liverpool Century Road Race on Sunday, behind pro rider James Williamson. more...
Bolton Golf Association clinched their place in the Lancashire Scratch League Final for the second successive year with a crushing 6-1 defeat of old rivals Fylde at Fairhaven last weekend. more...
Bolton Golf Association clinched their place in the Lancashire Scratch League Final for the second successive year with a crushing 6-1 defeat of old rivals Fylde at Fairhaven last weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
Leigh Headlines
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Leyland News
Neighbours living in a newly-developed estate in Leyland are on a crusade to stop a well-known property developer from building new properties on their doorstep. more...
Local Bands
CRUSH are a band on a mission to entertain. The Darwen five-piece have, since 2002, built up an extremely large and devoted following with their own brand of rock-influenced covers. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
BOLTON League and Association fixtures for the weekend. more...
Lytham News
The World Cup may be over but for a group of fancy-footed junior footballers the race is on to raise cash for the opportunity to be trained by some of Italy's best coaches. more...
Movies
THE best bit about break ups is making up or so the saying goes. more...
Nelson
A 22-YEAR-OLD Nelson man is fighting for his life after crashing his go-kart in the town. more...
News About Local Schools
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
News From The Schools
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
Nicola Mostyn: Shoots From The Hip
Upon the recent news that a friend was proposed to on a post-it note, it seems fair to assume that modern times have killed the romantic proposal stone dead. more...
Non-League Football
Padiham are holding a pre-season Sportsmans Dinner at their Arbories Memorial Sports Ground clubhouse on Friday, August 4 to help raise finances for the club. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I have been trying to track and trace Alex Vose, who will be around 67 years old. more...
I am formerly from Tottington now Northampton and I am trying to locate an old school friend Michael Christopher Ward (b. 1951-2). more...
I have been trying to track and trace Alex Vose, who will be around 67 years old. more...
I am formerly from Tottington now Northampton and I am trying to locate an old school friend Michael Christopher Ward (b. 1951-2). more...
I have been trying to track and trace Alex Vose, who will be around 67 years old. more...
I am formerly from Tottington now Northampton and I am trying to locate an old school friend Michael Christopher Ward (b. 1951-2). more...
I have been trying to track and trace Alex Vose, who will be around 67 years old. more...
I am formerly from Tottington now Northampton and I am trying to locate an old school friend Michael Christopher Ward (b. 1951-2). more...
Oswaldtwistle
AN ANIMAL charity is facing a cash crisis as the driving force behind its fundraising activities battles with ill health. more...
A YOUNG man who was left brain-damaged in a car crash is using his experiences to warn others against dangerous driving. more...
Pendle News
PENDLE'S MP Gordon Prentice has found himself in court but he has done nothing wrong. more...
Politics
THIS week the Lancashire Telegraph revealed Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn councils are in talks to consider whether to pool their officer services, a move which could prompt a major reorganisation of councils across the county. We examine the issue. more...
AN East Lancashire MP is set to visit the notorious Guantanamo Bay camp to see conditions and discuss how it can be closed. more...
AN MP has lifted the lid on his years as a rebellious punk, battling against fascists and listening to the Sex Pistols. more...
PENDLE'S MP Gordon Prentice has found himself in court but he has done nothing wrong. more...
RESIDENTS attending council meetings in Rossendale will have to cross the East Lancs Railway track to get to a new temporary civic venue. more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Prestwich Headlines
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
A 51-YEAR-OLD man has denied murdering Radcliffe farmer William Kenyon. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
Rawtenstall
RESIDENTS attending council meetings in Rossendale will have to cross the East Lancs Railway track to get to a new temporary civic venue. more...
RESIDENTS attending council meetings in Rossendale will have to cross the East Lancs Railway track to get to a new temporary civic venue. more...
Rishton
FIREFIGHTERS from a crew facing the axe under cost cutting proposals have spent two days battling to control a blaze in a Rishton ravine. more...
Rovers News
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Blackburn Rovers this season? more...
MARK Hughes believes he has now got the strongest squad he has ever had at Blackburn Rovers - and he still plans to add a couple more new faces to the mix before the start of the season. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has sent a chilling warning out to the rest of his Premiership rivals: Blackburn Rovers are going to be fitter, faster and stronger this season! more...
Mark Hughes will call on his Blackburn Rovers players to step things up tonight when they take on Olympiakos in the second of their two friendlies in Germany. more...
Schools Out
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. 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
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
Soccer Headlines
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
Sporting Highlights
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
CHRIS Casper wants to bring the fans flooding back to Gigg Lane this season with his own brand of fantasy football. more...
Stacksteads
A 27-year-old Stacksteads man involved in an early hours rumpus over a taxi fare was fined £100 by Burnley magistrates. more...
Stanley News
What are your hopes and expectations for Stanley this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Stanley this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Stanley this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Stanley this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Stanley this season? more...
What are your hopes and expectations for Accrington Stanley this season? more...
EAGER Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman will use his side's trip to Scotland to finalise his line-up for the big kick-off next Saturday. more...
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman was impressed with a number of performances in the 1-0 win against League One side Blackpool on Wednesday night - not least the display by Andy Mangan against his former side. more...
JAY Harris has yet to officially complete his switch to Accrington Stanley, but the teenager already has designs on a first team place. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
FILMING in London of the critically acclaimed Brick Lane novel written by Bolton author Monica Ali has been cancelled because of opposition from the Bangladeshi community. more...
Takeaways
WITH the better half elsewhere I turned to the refuge of single men everywhere and headed off for a pizza. more...
Theatre News From The Bolton Area
The Last Tango, August 17-18 at The Library Theatre in Manchester.
The Last Tango is a rare chance to experience a musical in creation. more...
The Last Tango, August 17-18 at The Library Theatre in Manchester. more...
BOLTON'S finest comedy songwriter Bob Williamson has finally bowed to pressure from fans and this week released a CD of his greatest works. more...
Tockholes News
BRITAIN'S greatest Olympians arrived in East Lancashire to promote the 2012 event and told local people to make the most of the Games. more...
Tv Reviews
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WE may criticise the Beeb for the quality of some of its output although compared with the other terrestial channels it is a vertiable oasis of quality. more...
Wanderers News
RACING Santander have confirmed an interest in Jared Borgetti, but have warned Wanderers that they have other irons in the fire. more...
Abdoulaye Meite could join fellow summer signings Idan Tal and Quinton Fortune in the Wanderers squad for tomorrow's friendly at Derby (ko 3pm). more...
WANDERERS have followed up their price freeze on season tickets by pegging the cost of matchday admission next season. more...
SAM Allardyce's pledge to spend big in his search for a striker has put him on the trail of Red Star Belgrade's giant hit man, Nikola Zigic. more...
Quinton Fortune has been handed the number 17 shirt after joining Wanderers on a 12-month contract this week. more...
We Say
A MASSIVE haul of alcohol has been seized from children as young as 12, despite recent crackdowns on off-licences selling drink to those aged under 18. more...
FIREFIGHTING is dangerous enough without the added threat of yobs attacking fire crews. more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
TOP nights out in the region. more...
TOP nights out in the region. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
THE third Bolton Music Showcase begins on Saturday with the promise that this year's event will be bigger and better than ever. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
Whats On
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
CHARITY champions are calling on people to show their support for the region's main cancer treatment centre, The Christie Hospital. more...
FRED Dibnah fan Wendy Close from Astley Bridge, will be selling pin badges of the famous steeplejack outside WH Smiths in Bolton town centre on Saturday. more...
THE endless days of the traditional long summer holidays are often dreaded by parents of restless children. more...
You Say
In the edition of Monday, July 24, there were two stories, side by side, about two famous people with Bolton connections. more...
I JUST wondered why there are no places for this year's student nurses? more...
I WOULD just like to say how much I agree with Stephen Bryan's letter in Friday's edition about the holiday system as it used to be. more...
I really do despair sometimes with the infighting and political nitpicking that our councillors go in for, just to score cheap points against each other (Bolton Evening News Letters, "Packaging does not help the planet", July 25). more...
WITH regard to the Mortfield Lodges, the council is right to allow public access. more...
I am writing in response to the recent coverage in the Bolton Evening News concerning bus services in the town centre. more...
I felt that I must respond to the letter published in the Bolton Evening News on the July 21 that accused the Council's refuse collectors of emptying the green boxes into the green bins and emptying both into the same refuse wagon. more...
I was stunned to read the headline We've Won' on the front page of the Bury Times on July 20. more...
Probably like many other Tottington residents, I was not aware that the car park behind the Co-op Late Shop was actually owned by the Robin Hood's brewery. more...
I am absolutely appalled at the conversion to a pay and display car park by the brewery Greene King of the Robin Hood pub in Tottington. more...
Councillor Wayne Campbell's grudging statement regarding the outcome of the Schools Organisation Committee portrayed the typical arrogance shown by the council throughout the Strategic Review of Secondary School Provision. more...
Your Favourite Pet Pix
IT is ruffled feathers and tantrums at baby bath time in the Dunning household and that is just from Ricky the parrot. more...
