Stories for 8 July 2006
Accrington
AT SIXTEEN Samuel Bruce-Angland got kicked out of school, fell out with his parents, moved out of home, and fell in with the wrong crowd. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
AMIR Khan will follow up tonight's fight at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium with his next bout at the Bolton Arena. more...
Andrew Mosley
THE situation was tense. It always is in rooms where small numbers of men who do not know each other sit in silence. Waiting. Just waiting. Waiting for what exactly? more...
Around The Greens With Thumb Peg
Read the local sports round up in full. more...
Athletics Round-Up
THE combined Bolton and Horwich Young Athletes team faced their toughest test of the season so far, in the recent fixture at Leverhulme Park, when they came up against West Cheshire, the only other unbeaten team in the league. more...
BRIAN Hall smashed the Northern League high jump record as Bolton Harriers all but guaranteed the title with one match remaining. more...
ANGELA Allen finished a brilliant second in the Mansfield Half Marathon in searing temperatures of near 30 degrees last Sunday. more...
Betting Tips
Read the top meetings in full. more...
Blackburn
SHOPS at The Mall Blackburn have been toasting their success after winning awards handed out by the shopping centre. more...
Bolton Darts Round-Up
Read the darts, dominoes, pool and bowls in full. more...
Bolton News
A TEACHER has appeared in court charged with grooming a 14-year-old girl for sex. more...
TWO men have been charged in connection with anti-terror raids in Bolton. more...
TWO men have been charged in connection with anti-terror raids in Bolton. more...
A THUG who pointed a knife at a firefighter tackling a blaze has been jailed for 12 months. more...
POLICE investigating a crash in which a 21-year-old man died have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses. more...
SCHOOLGIRL Amy Morris is about to realise her dream of being a carnival queen just three years after having a heart transplant. more...
A BOLTON football fan arrested in Germany for having a Nazi symbol painted on his body has been paid £750 in compensation after being held for 16 hours by police when he returned to this country. more...
BOLTON'S weekend Nightbus network is to be withdrawn. more...
A TEACHER caught sending pornographic Christmas cards to pupils after a parent recognised his handwriting from a school report is facing a possible jail term. more...
A GOVERNMENT minister visited Manchester this week to see how a pilot scheme giving victims' families a say in court is working. more...
A TEN pin bowling alley is encouraging youngsters to help others as they have fun this summer. more...
A POLICE van on an emergency call was involved in a collision with a car which was turning into a supermarket car park. more...
VILLAGERS in Blackrod have pledged to mount a protest if a vital bus service is cut next week. more...
A WOMAN who lives in Australia has travelled back to Bolton to scatter her late husband's ashes at his favourite spot. more...
INFORMATION days are being held in a bid to help unemployed people in Bolton train for a new career. more...
YOUNGSTERS and residents in Tonge Moor have been brightening up their neighbourhood with colourful murals. more...
TRAINEE nurses will have job interviews at the Royal Bolton Hospital this week even though there are no vacancies for them. more...
A FAMOUS quotation by Liverpool FC legend Bill Shankly that football is more important than life and death has topped a poll of the greatest footballing sayings. more...
Burnley
BUREAUCRATIC health chiefs have blown the final whistle on the oldest amateur football tournament in the world Burnley's Hospital Cup because it doesn't accept teams from Blackburn, or Accrington. more...
Bury News
A LEGAL challenge is being mounted to stop the controversial £50 million wind farm development at Scout Moor. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH Centurions have completed the signing of the two South Sea Islanders they have been tracking for the last couple of weeks. more...
Chorley News
Chorley could be set to blossom in a prestigious national competition. more...
Chorley-based finance firm Debt Free Direct is set to launch a new business venture in Australia. more...
Clarets News
DANNY Coyne and Wayne Thomas are primed to hand Burnley boss Steve Cotterill a pre-season boost today with their long-awaited return to action. more...
Cricket Round-Up
THE Bolton Association inter-league team bid for a place in the MEN Trophy final tomorrow. more...
Darwen
A FUNERAL service which has been part of the Darwen community since the 1800s is celebrating its 150th anniversary this weekend. more...
Fred Shawcross
WHAT does one have to do to be fired from the BBC and lose a job worth around one million pounds? more...
Lancashire
A RECORD number of reported crimes have been detected in Lancashire. more...
Longridge
Longridge Hospital has been awarded an 'excellent' mark in an official patient environment survey which is responsible for the hospital's cleanliness. more...
Longridge Hospital has been awarded an 'excellent' mark in an official patient environment survey which is responsible for the hospital's cleanliness. more...
Lower Darwen News
A 23-YEAR-OLD man launched totally unprovoked attacks on two women making their way home after a night out in Darwen town centre, a court was told. more...
Lytham News
Work has started on a new £1 million specialist centre for rheumatology and dermatology patients on the Fylde Coast. more...
Work has started on a new £1 million specialist centre for rheumatology and dermatology patients on the Fylde Coast. more...
Rachel Woolley
FOR months now my husband and I have been living with half-plastered walls and wood floors covered in nothing more than the occasional rusty nail. more...
Rovers News
EWOOD Park chiefs are quietly optimistic of reversing the trend of declining season ticket sales at Blackburn Rovers. more...
Shakers Updates
CHRIS Casper couldn't care less about failing to land any of his so-called Famous Five' because he's signed someone even better. more...
CHRIS Casper couldn't care less about failing to land any of his so-called Famous Five' because he's signed someone even better. more...
Slaidburn News
A MORTUARY chapel in Gisburn Forest has been transformed into a church and heritage centre. more...
Soccer Headlines
CHRIS Casper couldn't care less about failing to land any of his so-called Famous Five' because he's signed someone even better. more...
CHRIS Casper couldn't care less about failing to land any of his so-called Famous Five' because he's signed someone even better. more...
Stanley News
ROMUALD Boco is hoping for a double celebration this weekend. more...
Tv News
AT SIXTEEN Samuel Bruce-Angland got kicked out of school, fell out with his parents, moved out of home, and fell in with the wrong crowd. more...
Tv Reviews
ON paper 8 Out of 10 Cats should work. In fact, it should more than work seeing as it features some of the brightest comedy minds around. more...
Wanderers News
RICARDO Gardner will miss the first two months of the new season after needing major knee surgery for the third time in his career. more...
We Say
Crime is always bad, but some crimes, like stealing elderly people's purses, are particularly vile. The elderly in our society should be protected, revered and respected. more...
Congratulations to talented singer/songwriter Rob McCulloch, who has won the regional heat of the Local Heroes competition. more...
AT first glance any expansion of Manchester Airport that creates thousands of jobs would be welcomed by most people. more...
