Stories for 1 August 2006
Accrington
A JUDGE said she was unable to impose a custodial sentence on a man who admitted a sex attack because he had already served 170 days on remand. more...
Hyndburn MP Greg Pope is to meet Lancashire's chief probation service to discuss concerns that paedophiles are being housed at an Accrington bail hostel. more...
VETERAN Hyndburn councillor Edith Dunston has died after a long illness. more...
Athletics
There were eight national titles at stake in Waterfoot last week, but the English Junior Uphill Championships is pretty much unheard of in the athletics world and only 55 athletes contested the races. more...
Betting Tips
Araafa is an essential addition to any betting slip at Glorious Goodwood tomorrow. more...
Blackburn
THE distraught family of seven-year-old hit-and-run victim Olivia Whiteside have appealed for the driver to give himself up but warned they will never forgive him. more...
BLACKBURN with Darwen's new chief executive has revealed how growing up on a council estate taught him the value of good public services. more...
A 42-year-old Blackburn man sustained head injuries after he was allegedly assaulted by a gang of five men and women in the street as he made his way home after a night out. more...
COMMUNITY leaders have blasted burglars for raiding a community centre just days before a summer fete for local residents. more...
Cemeteries are having to be equipped with new super-sized burners to cope with the growing number of obese corpses in East Lancashire. more...
BLACKBURN based skills provider Training 2000 has scooped a top industry award for the quality of its facilities. more...
Blackpool News
A headteacher is setting off soon on a 2,400 mile trip to deliver unwanted computers from Blackpool schools to a poverty-stricken area of Poland
Graeme Dow, head at Revoe Primary School, will be taking the machines to Zespol Szkol in the medieval town of Torun in Poland on August 13. more...
Bolton News
A COLLECTION of military medals has been stolen from an army museum. more...
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested following an attack on a man who confronted youths throwing eggs at a house. more...
A WALKER from Bolton was involved in a dramatic air rescue after becoming stranded by rising tides on the Scottish island of Arran. more...
A SCHOOL caretaker has appeared in court accused of raping two women - one of them a 79-year-old widow. more...
A YOUTH aged 19 has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a taxi driver. more...
A TEENAGER was high on ecstasy when he ran into the path of a police car, an inquest heard. more...
TWO teenagers were robbed at knifepoint by a gang on mini motorbikes. more...
A MISERABLE Monday could not put people passionate about pots off visiting a travelling fair of a different kind in Bolton. more...
POLICE in Bolton are appealing for information after a member of the public became concerned about the welfare of a young boy in Farnworth. more...
THREE friends are well on their way to taking a bite out of the Big Apple in a bid to raise cash for deprived children. more...
THE HUMBLE fish and chip supper has been named as one of our national treasures. more...
A WALKER from Bolton was involved in a dramatic air rescue after becoming stranded by rising tides on the Scottish island of Arran. more...
HOW much does it cost to have a a bit of a giggle in Bolton? more...
Two public hearings are due to take place in the North-west to examine bids by Manchester and Blackpool for a super-casino. more...
SCHOOLS in Bolton are being given almost £500,000 to improve the diet of their pupils. more...
A MAN who went on a wrecking rampage, shouting abuse and racist slurs, has been jailed for two years. more...
AN ELDERLY woman was attacked on her own doorstep by a thief who snatched her handbag containing £90. more...
THE number of people eating organic food is on the rise. Supermarket sales of organic produce recently reached £1.6 billion and are still rising, despite the higher price tag. more...
SHOPPERS had to tiptoe through a sea of foam in Bolton town centre as practical jokers put soap in a fountain. more...
THEY are not your typical rock and roll stars, but the finalists in Bolton's Rock School competition aim to prove they have what it takes when it comes to music. more...
THE mother of a baby left with cerebral palsy after being starved of oxygen at birth is calling for pregnant women to be made more aware of the rare infection which caused his condition. more...
WORKERS in Bolton and Bury are among the worst paid in the North-west, according to a new survey. more...
WORKERS in Bolton and Bury are among the worst paid in the North-west, according to a new survey. more...
A FORMER Bolton salesman has packed in his day job to work as a missionary in America for the next two years. more...
HORWICH Visiting Service is looking for more volunteers to visit lonely and isolated people for one hour a week. more...
PROFESSOR Brian Cunningham is a world record holder for crossing the hostile Gobi Desert by kite-powered buggy. more...
Briercliffe News
BURNLEY will be alive with the Sound of Music after a youth group scored a massive victory over theatre bosses. more...
Brierfield
A GANG razed a house in Brierfield to the ground after a fight with another group of men, police said today. more...
Burnley
COUNTY council bosses were today expected to press ahead with plans to controversially seize land on which to build two of Burnley's new super schools. more...
A BROTHER and sister are facing jail for their part in making a prank call claiming people were trapped in a burning house in Burnley just weeks after a similar sick prank. more...
Burnley Balloon Festival Photos
Garth and his daughter Tamarra aged 7 on one of the rides. more...
Part of the stunt show. more...
Business Headlines
A BANK in Bolton is offering customers online help with their finances. more...
PROPOSED new laws to deal with companies whose negligence leads to the death of employees or members of the public do not go far enough, health and safety experts claim. more...
FIFTEEN new jobs have been created with the opening of a new flooring superstore in Bolton. more...
DELI sandwich chain Subway has paid tribute to the developer which found its new premises in Bolton, creating 30 new jobs in the process. more...
Business News
AN East Lancashire coach firm is investigating after a driver had to ask passengers on a rail replacement service for directions. more...
BLACKBURN based skills provider Training 2000 has scooped a top industry award for the quality of its facilities. more...
Chorley News
LEADING Chorley councillors have sparked a debate about the possibility of a new "super" mental health hospital being built in the borough. more...
Clarets News
STEVE Cotterill admits he will be upsetting players this Saturday when he selects his side to open Burnley's Championship campaign against QPR. more...
Gifton Noel-Williams' agent Gary Mellor is trying to seal a transfer for the transfer-listed Burnley striker before the start of the season. more...
Swansea City have dismissed speculation linking Burnley's transfer-listed midfielder Micah Hyde to a move to the Liberty Stadium. more...
Swansea City have dismissed speculation linking Burnley's transfer-listed midfielder Micah Hyde with a move to the Liberty Stadium. more...
THREE CLARETS fans can't wait for the new season ... thanks to the Lancashire Telegraph. more...
Clayton-Le-Dale News
VISITORS to an East Lancashire dairy are being challenged to get lost' in a giant new attraction. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
A DOG owner has launched an impassioned plea for help tracing her beloved pet stating: "Her disappearance is making me ill." more...
Clitheroe
A RIBBLE Valley designer has scaled the horticultural heights by claiming two awards for his innovative ideas. more...
PREPARATIONS are well under way for tomorrow night's Ribble Valley cycling spectacle. more...
Cricket Round-Up
Lancashire travel down to Hove today in preparation for the most crucial week of their County Championship season. more...
GOLBORNE must be wishing they could turn back the clock. more...
GOLBORNE must be wishing they could turn back the clock. more...
Darwen
BLACKBURN with Darwen's new chief executive has revealed how growing up on a council estate taught him the value of good public services. more...
A DARWEN teacher has been voted top of the class after a pupil secretly entered him into a competition. more...
CROWDS of people were expected to make their way to the funeral service of "Mr Darwen" Peter Lamster today at St Cuthbert's Church. more...
THE people of Darwen are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to boost the on-going Mile of Coins appeal being run by St Peter's Church. more...
AN EAST Lancashire pigeon fancier today warned that more must be done to protect racing pigeons as they may provide a cure for bird flu! more...
Haslingden
THE family of a young football fan robbed of his life by a soccer hooligan say he should be sent back to prison. more...
Health
HOSPITAL bosses have denied air conditioning has been switched off to save money. more...
DIABETES sufferers are being urged to log onto a new website targeted at people in East Lancashire. more...
Lancashire
Lancashire councils should be doing more to meet vital energy saving targets, according to a local Euro-MP. more...
Lancashire Euro MP Chris Davies has warned fish will be off the menu within a generation unless fishermen are restricted. more...
BUSINESS in Lancashire are being warned to be on their guard against traders who approach them selling fire extinguishers. more...
Lancs Gigs
HAVING already completed two sold-out UK tours, plus a 30,000-capacity solo show at Old Trafford cricket ground, Richard Ashcroft is back again with a tour that comes to Manchester on November 30. more...
Latest Sport
TWO trialists have the chance to prove themselves to manager Andy Nelson, who hopes for a testing friendly at Unibond Division One side Rossendale United tonight. more...
Letters
RE the story (LT, July 25), we too are parents of children who attend Canon Slade and we live in Darwen. more...
WALKING is one of the best ways to keep your bones strong and healthy, no matter how young or old you are. more...
I AM absolutely horrified at the number of small children I see daily playing out in streets and main roads, some of them as young as 16 months, being looked after by other children as young as six years of age. more...
I WONDER how many parents are aware they are to be charged £2 annually to allow their 13 to 15- year-old children to travel on local buses. more...
Lower Darwen News
THWAITES head brewer Steve Fielding, from Lower Darwen, is the toast of Parliament after scooping a top award. more...
Margo
At the chemist's on Granville Road the other day, I was talking with a lady I have know for years, a strong Labour supporter, and we remarked how far the party' had strayed from the original intentions and aspirations of the folk who founded it. more...
Nelson
PEOPLE power has helped clean the streets of Nelson. more...
News
An independent report has found that British Hindus do not want to be called Asians' but would rather be called Indian or Hindu. more...
A deputy manager who was part of a conspiracy to defraud more than £1 million from accounts at a Bradford bank was starting a seven-year jail term. more...
A British MEP says the current bloodshed in the Middle East highlights the great injustice in the region. more...
Aid agencies have called upon the Prime Minister to support an immediate ceasefire after days of fighting in Lebanon. more...
Oldham Athletic
Around 30 young people from the Oldham area will get the opportunity to meet their footballing heroes and learn more about racism at a Show Racism the Red Card event at Oldham Athletic on August 3. more...
Oswaldtwistle
PLANS for a new £650,000 safety scheme at a notorious road junction were expected to move another step closer today. more...
Our Campaign To Shop-A-Hoaxer
THE Bolton Evening News and the fire service have launched a joint campaign to track down malicious callers who put other people's lives at risk by making false 999 calls. It costs £1,700 for the fire service to turn out to just one hoax incident. Wes Wright reports. more...
BOLTON'S three MPs have thrown their weight behind the "Shop a Hoaxer" campaign to trap 999 hoax callers. more...
BOLTON'S three MPs have thrown their weight behind the "Shop a Hoaxer" campaign to trap 999 hoax callers. more...
BOLTON'S three MPs have thrown their weight behind the "Shop a Hoaxer" campaign to trap 999 hoax callers. more...
BOLTON'S three MPs have thrown their weight behind the "Shop a Hoaxer" campaign to trap 999 hoax callers. more...
Padiham News
AN East Lancashire coach firm is investigating after a driver had to ask passengers on a rail replacement service for directions. more...
PEOPLE in Padiham went the extra mile on Saturday as part of the annual Sports Week celebrations. more...
Poems
By David Tebb, Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn. more...
Politics
Hyndburn MP Greg Pope is to meet Lancashire's chief probation service to discuss concerns that paedophiles are being housed at an Accrington bail hostel. more...
Preston News
LONG-distance swimmer Mark Blewitt is to brave near freezing waters in his bid to raise cash for a cancer-suffering friend. more...
Ribble Valley News
RIBBLE Valley residents are being urged to go back to school and make use of its facilities. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers fan Stuart Elliott is looking forward to the next FIVE seasons at Ewood Park. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes will hold crunch talks with Brett Emerton later this week which could ultimately determine the Australian's future at the club. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers boss Mark Hughes is ready to give Didier Agathe another chance to prove himself when the squad jet off to Holland for a second pre-season training camp later this week. more...
Luton Town are the latest of five or six clubs who are reported to be keen on taking Blackburn Rovers' Matt Derbyshire on loan. more...
Sport
Do you watch the Arsenal or maybe follow Gillingham? Whichever team you support we are looking for Asian football fans across the country who attend matches. more...
A BARA (British Asian Rugby Association)representative side pushed the England Lionhearts all the way at the South Leeds Stadium. more...
"Assalamu Alaikum", I say, as I extend my hand to greet Mohammad Sissoko. more...
Stanley Reports
STANLEY rounded off their pre-season preparations with an easy win over Scottish Third Division outfit East Fife. more...
Todmorden
LICENSEES have been warned to obey council rules after the owner of a Todmorden pub was fined more than £2,500 for breaching a court order. more...
Travel
PLANS for a new £650,000 safety scheme at a notorious road junction were expected to move another step closer today. more...
Trawden
RESIDENTS in a Pendle village are smiling after a new tool against speeding drivers was switched on. more...
Tv Reviews
FOR the first time in ages there was actually something worth watching on TV last night. more...
Cutting Edge: Wedding Days on C4 was compelling. more...
Wanderers News
RADHI Jaidi will complete a £2 million transfer to Birmingham City today, paving the way for Sam Allardyce to press ahead with his ambitious bid to sign Jonathan Woodgate. more...
NICKY Hunt gave Sam Allardyce a welcome tonic with the news that he could be fit for the start of the season. more...
We Say
THE increase in plagiarism, or passing off another's work as your own, has increased rapidly in the internet age. more...
IT will come as no surprise to most people to discover that workers in Bolton are among the lowest-paid in the North-west. more...
THE Bolton Evening News and the fire service have launched a joint campaign to track down malicious callers who put other people's lives at risk by making false 999 calls. It costs £1,700 for the fire service to turn out to just one hoax incident. Wes Wright reports. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
CHEEKY Cockney duo Chas and Dave play Bolton's Octagon Theatre on Wednesday August 30. more...
You Say
I AGREE with most of Sam Allardyce's comments about the Government needing to support all types of sports, from school level upwards ("Big Sam hits out at our lazy life", Bolton Evening News, Saturday, July 29), but I also feel that clubs like Bolton Wanderers need to make more of an effort in nurturing its own local talent. more...
I HAVE noticed the letters and articles about the disgraceful, callous and childish antics on the 501 bus route. more...
I HAVE noticed the letters and articles about the disgraceful, callous and childish antics on the 501 bus route. more...
I AM pleased that Cllr Nick Peel agrees the situation that has developed in Bolton is totally unacceptable. In fact it is a shambles, with the two giant bus companies Arriva and First competing against each other. more...
WE are writing to urge people in Bolton, especially our three MPs, to add their names to the call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Lebanon. more...
HAS Bolton council totally lost the plot? At a recent planning meeting, the only councillor who showed any interest in the traffic problems in the town centre was Conservative councillor John Walsh. more...
WITH regard to your article about the alcohol that has been confiscated from under-age drinkers ("The haul seized in purge on drinking", Bolton Evening News, July 27), I would like to know what has happened to the alcohol that has been confiscated. more...
I AGREE 100 per cent with Ainslie Casson (Letters, July 27, "A Tax on plastic bags a good idea"). more...
