Stories for 11 August 2006
Accrington
DOCTORS are to be withdrawn from the minor injuries unit at Accrington Victoria Hospital. more...
AN Accrington postal worker has been arrested by police following a probe into the alleged theft of mail. more...
Airports Security Alert
THOUSANDS of people faced delays to flights out of the UK yesterday as a terror alert gripped the country's airports. We joined one East Lancashire couple as they tried to fly away on holiday. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
LANCASHIRE Telegraph staff were among those who witnessed the increased airport security first hand. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
SECURITY was so tight at airports yesterday that parents were being asked to taste their babies' bottled milk to prove it was not a dangerous substance. more...
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
Lancashire's Muslim leaders have united to condemn the terrorist plot to blow up aircraft travelling between the UK and the US. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
FORMER Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, faced the world's media and gave a stark warning about the terror plot. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Fourteen Londoners, one as young as 17, have been named as suspects over the alleged plot to blow up planes in mid-flight. more...
Andy Lochhead
WHAT an absolutely brilliant start to the season. more...
Athletics Round-Up
AFTER losing both his parents and sister to cancer, father-of-two Jason Almond vowed to raise as much as possible for research into the killer disease. more...
Bacup
CHILDREN in Bacup have launched a petition calling on Rossendale Council to find them somewhere safe to play. more...
Bacup Borough
Bacup boss Brent Peters has been busy in the transfer market over the summer. more...
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED manager Lee Sculpher is spoilt for choice as he prepares for tomorrow's game at home to Atherton Collieries. more...
Bands In Profile
THE Bolton Music Showcase drew to a spectacular finish last night at the Albert Halls. more...
Genius songwriter Sufjan Stevens created a tsunami of critical appreciation when he released his album Illinois last year. The second in a series which will cover all 50 American states, Illinois topped most of the end-of-year "best of" lists and spawned Stevens' latest release The Avalanche, technically an out-takes album, but which features the kind of tunes that most singer-songwriters would sell their grandmothers for. more...
Barrowford
VANDALS are being blamed for sparking a power cut which left 160 homes in Nelson and Barrowford without electricity. more...
Betting Tips
THE football season is off and running and the early skirmishes have served to cloud the issues of who will be celebrating and who will be in despair come next May. more...
Blackburn
A POLICEMAN was suspended on full pay for three years during a "£450,000 investigation" which concluded he had mistakenly claimed just £90 in expenses. more...
RESIDENTS have accused a council of wasting taxpayers' money by digging up speed humps just two years after they were installed. more...
STAFF were too frightened to lay a finger on children who launched a graffiti attack on Blackburn Ice Arena, its boss said today. more...
A PIZZA delivery chain is on the lookout for a new franchisee after its store closed last month. more...
THE Liberal Democrat group on Blackburn with Darwen Council is to hold an emergency meeting after one of its councillors made allegations of racial discrimination against the authority. more...
Bolton Music Showcase: Read All About It!
Now just because the showcase is over doesn't mean that there are no more gigs for a year. more...
The Manic Street Preachers may now look like three middle-aged men with a nice line in three chord choruses and harmonies, but for many they are still fondly remembered as the band who revitalised the 1990s with their unique brand of glamour-laden punk rock. No-one who has ever seen them live can fail to be impressed by frontman James Dean Bradfield's trademark spinning guitar solos, and impressive array of facial expressions. more...
Bolton News
CHILDREN who have witnessed domestic violence are being invited into fire stations as part of a scheme aimed at breaking the circle of abuse. more...
A SENIOR firefighter has sent a warning to arsonists after tackling a blaze in a derelict supermarket. more...
A SENIOR firefighter has sent a warning to arsonists after tackling a blaze in a derelict supermarket. more...
AFTER losing both his parents and sister to cancer, father-of-two Jason Almond vowed to raise as much as possible for research into the killer disease. more...
TERRORISTS plotting to blow up passenger jets in mid air could have been just two days away from launching "mass murder on an unimaginable scale", it has been revealed. more...
A WOMAN, aged 90, had her handbag stolen by a bogus NHS official who tricked his way inside her home. more...
POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was ambushed by a machete-wielding gang as he turned his car around in a back street. more...
POLICE officers met young car enthusiasts last night in a bid to cut down problems from their "meets" and to see if they could find a new meeting place for them away from a town centre car park. more...
A doctor has been jailed for 14 months after he crashed his high-powered sports car into two vehicles while drink-driving at almost 100mph. more...
HUNDREDS of Bolton holidaymakers were caught up in hours of chaos following the foiled terror plot yesterday. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL video game which is said to glamorise school bullying should be banned, a Bolton anti-bullying organisation says. more...
THE public are being invited to give their views on traffic calming measures for a notorious stretch of road. more...
A FIRM is not expected to face action after a surveyor fell 20ft to his death inside a Bolton church. more...
DEVASTATED brides-to-be who have been left in the lurch by the closure of a wedding shop have been offered help for their big day by dozens of local businesses. more...
A SCHOOL from Bolton has joined forces with Bury Football Club to launch an academic and sport scholarship scheme for talented local youngsters. more...
A FIVE-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties that meant she could not stand up unaided, has been making astonishing progress. more...
PARENTS are being warned they face hefty fines if they fail to send their children to school in the new academic year. more...
TOP darts player Raymond Van Barneveld is said to be "disappointed" after the thief who stole his lucky darts failed to return them. more...
FAIRTRADE campaigners in Bolton have won a national award for imagination - with help from local celebrities. more...
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to revamp Farnworth shopping precinct has attracted interest from several big name retailers. more...
A WEBSITE has been launched to give members of the public better access to their local police officers. more...
THANK goodness this whole tawdry charade is finally coming to an end. more...
Bolton'S Hidden Treasures
HE may be a pug-ugly Egyptian dwarf god, but for women giving birth he offered safety and protection - at least that is according to myth and legend. more...
Boxing
CHORLEY fighter Michael Jennings has sent a message to WBU welterweight title opponent Takaloo - there's no way you'll knock me out. more...
Burnley
ONE in three pubs in Burnley is selling alcohol to under-age youngsters, a police investigation has found. more...
A DRUNKEN house raider who struck at a former friend's home didn't remember doing it but was rumbled after leaving blood, a court was told. more...
A BURNLEY ward has a new addition to its policing ranks. more...
A BURNLEY ward has a new addition to its policing ranks. more...
Bury News
WASH Lane motorists are wringing their hands in despair over the partial closure of a main town centre route. more...
Business News
A PIZZA delivery chain is on the lookout for a new franchisee after its store closed last month. more...
Chorley News
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
Employers in Chorley are being urged start preparing for smoke free workplaces next year. more...
CHORLEY Council is calling on residents not to miss the chance to have their say on how the authority is performing. more...
STAFF and members at Chorley Council have their fingers crossed for a double celebration after being short-listed for two awards in a prestigious national event. more...
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying. more...
Church
A 32-year-old man stood in a crucifix pose and watched as a train hurtled towards him at nearly 50 mph, an inquest was told. more...
Clarets News
A FATHER of two who dropped his trousers and flashed for a bet in front of the Turf Moor crowd last Saturday has been given a three-year football banning order. more...
WHILE Steve Jones and Andy Gray have attracted the headlines for match-winning goals earlier this week, Burnley's back four have almost gone unmentioned. more...
STEVE Cotterill has demanded his confident Burnley high-flyers to avoid arrogant tendencies while sitting near the Championship summit. more...
Clitheroe
TWO historical detectives from the Ribble Valley could have struck gold -- or at least silver - after finding a large haul of medieval coins. more...
A 66-year-old arthritis sufferer died as a result of paracetamol and codeine toxicity, an inquest was told. more...
Colne Fc
COLNE boss Nigel Coates will be hoping his patched-up side can hobble through the opening weeks of the season after being ravaged by injury. more...
Darwen
AN 82-year-old motorist who makes the 540-mile round trip to Scotland has accused driving agency officials of leaving her stranded without the use of her car. more...
THE MAYOR of Blackburn with Darwen donned a hard hat and boots to lend a hand while officially marking the demolition of Belgrave Mill, Darwen. more...
A MARATHON music event is being held on August 27 to continue the fund-raising dream of a young Darwen woman who died from a rare form of cancer. more...
Darwen Fc
STEVE Mullen has returned to Darwen looking to complete some unfinished business. more...
Editor'S Comment
Police forces around the country have often been attacked over the investigation of allegations against officers. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
NEWS that Greater Manchester Police were launching a purge on drivers who use mobile phones was welcomed in every area except that inhabited by those who regularly break the law. more...
Gig Guide
A MARATHON music event is being held on August 27 to continue the fund-raising dream of a young Darwen woman who died from a rare form of cancer. more...
Great Harwood
A DAD had the shock of his life when he went to wash his family's holiday laundry - and found a five-foot long snake in the washing machine. more...
Haslingden
SUE Ryder Care customers in Haslingden have proved they are among the most loyal in the UK. more...
Health
DOCTORS are to be withdrawn from the minor injuries unit at Accrington Victoria Hospital. more...
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed extra funding aimed at improving the area's poor health record. more...
Helmshore
HELMSHORE Mills Textile Museum is open for business - in Burnley. more...
Ice Hockey Updates
Vyacheslav Bykov is the new head coach of the Russian ice hockey team. more...
The NHL will stage its first-ever game in the Caribbean in the build-up to the new season. more...
Sheffield Steelers have signed Scott Ricci as their third import defenceman as well as their new assistant coach. more...
Nottingham Panthers have signed Canadian forward Steve Simoes for next season's Elite League campaign. more...
Veteran goaltender Dominik Hasek has re-joined the Detroit Red Wings on a one-year contract. more...
Lancashire
AN initiative aimed at bringing public transport thugs to justice is being launched in Lancashire. more...
Latest Sport
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
REPUBLIC of Ireland boss Steve Staunton is doubling his efforts to recruit Wanderers skipper Kevin Nolan from under the noses of England. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
Letters
RE parking for the disabled (LT, August 3) fortunately we do not require to use parking for the disabled, but I do take a keen interest in their problems. more...
WHILE I agree with the letter (LT, July 31) from Talbot Funeral Services about the improvements Blackburn with Darwen Council is trying to make at Blackburn Old Cemetery on Whalley New Road, they may be throwing away tax-payers' cash unless preventative measures are carried out. more...
IN my wildest dreams I never imagined a time when a cash payment would be unacceptable. more...
IN 1975 UN Resolution 3379 declared that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination." more...
Mela Guide
The Rishi Rich Project will no longer be headlining at the Edinburgh mela. more...
The heat was on as mela fever hit the North West with a bang. more...
The Manchester mela made a triuphant return to Platt Fields Park. more...
Museums And Galleries
HELMSHORE Mills Textile Museum is open for business - in Burnley. more...
Nelson
A FATHER of two who dropped his trousers and flashed for a bet in front of the Turf Moor crowd last Saturday has been given a three-year football banning order. more...
AN Accrington postal worker has been arrested by police following a probe into the alleged theft of mail. more...
A PARANOID outhouse raider stole food and drink from an elderly couple he knew because he was hungry, a court was told. more...
A PARANOID outhouse raider stole food and drink from an elderly couple he knew because he was hungry, a court was told. more...
A NELSON man who robbed an 88-year-old disabled woman outside a post office has been jailed for six years. more...
VANDALS are being blamed for sparking a power cut which left 160 homes in Nelson and Barrowford without electricity. more...
Nelson Fc
NELSON will embark on their North West Counties Division One campaign without the services of former Blackburn Rovers striker Michael Holt. more...
News
Members of the community held a meeting to try to tackle indidents of vandalism on a church. more...
Nicola Mostyn: Shoots From The Hip
I was reading at home recently when I found myself a bit stressed: grinding my teeth, head aching, neck muscles meshed like a ball of wool. I need to relax. I thought. What do I usually do to relax? Then I realised. I was already doing it. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
I'm looking for a new pal in Bolton who would write to me about your town. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
I am working on my family tree, the late Jane Smith was my grandmother. She lived in Gibraltar St, Bolton. I am looking for any family members who could help me with dates, photographs which I could copy, and any other details. Thank You. more...
I am trying to locate an old school friend. more...
I have lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1976, but I used to live in Leigh. more...
I'm looking for a new pal in Bolton who would write to me about your town. more...
During the 1920s my grandparents owned a hairdressers shop named Madam Whites on Derby Street. more...
During the 1920s my grandparents owned a hairdressers shop named Madam Whites on Derby Street. more...
I am researching the Carey Family and am looking for anyone with any information. more...
Friday, August 18, at the Victory Reform Club off Chorley Old Road. There will be a small fee on the door. Proceeds go to Bolton Hospice. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
I am working on my family tree, the late Jane Smith was my grandmother. She lived in Gibraltar St, Bolton. I am looking for any family members who could help me with dates, photographs which I could copy, and any other details. Thank You. more...
I am trying to locate an old school friend. more...
I have lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1976, but I used to live in Leigh. more...
I'm looking for a new pal in Bolton who would write to me about your town. more...
During the 1920s my grandparents owned a hairdressers shop named Madam Whites on Derby Street. more...
I am researching the Carey Family and am looking for anyone with any information. more...
Friday, August 18, at the Victory Reform Club off Chorley Old Road. There will be a small fee on the door. Proceeds go to Bolton Hospice. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
I am working on my family tree, the late Jane Smith was my grandmother. She lived in Gibraltar St, Bolton. I am looking for any family members who could help me with dates, photographs which I could copy, and any other details. Thank You. more...
I am trying to locate an old school friend. more...
I have lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1976, but I used to live in Leigh. more...
I'm looking for a new pal in Bolton who would write to me about your town. more...
During the 1920s my grandparents owned a hairdressers shop named Madam Whites on Derby Street. more...
I am researching the Carey Family and am looking for anyone with any information. more...
Friday, August 18, at the Victory Reform Club off Chorley Old Road. There will be a small fee on the door. Proceeds go to Bolton Hospice. more...
Ten years ago to the month, the Bolton Evening News very kindly helped me to contact some old friends who I hadn't seen for several years in the Bolton area. more...
I am working on my family tree, the late Jane Smith was my grandmother. She lived in Gibraltar St, Bolton. I am looking for any family members who could help me with dates, photographs which I could copy, and any other details. Thank You. more...
I am trying to locate an old school friend. more...
I have lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1976, but I used to live in Leigh. more...
I'm looking for a new pal in Bolton who would write to me about your town. more...
During the 1920s my grandparents owned a hairdressers shop named Madam Whites on Derby Street. more...
I am researching the Carey Family and am looking for anyone with any information. more...
Friday, August 18, at the Victory Reform Club off Chorley Old Road. There will be a small fee on the door. Proceeds go to Bolton Hospice. more...
Oswaldtwistle
A NIGHTCLUB bouncer who was talent-spotted as a gangster while at work is carving out a career in TV and film. more...
Padiham Fc
IT'S been a pre-season of change for Padiham. No less than nine players have left the Arbories club, including Kenny Mayers, who has joined Mossley, and former Bury and Rushden striker Gareth Seddon, who has signed for Hyde United. more...
Pendle News
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed extra funding aimed at improving the area's poor health record. more...
Poems
By Karen Wright, Prince Lee Meadows, Darwen. more...
Politics
THE Liberal Democrat group on Blackburn with Darwen Council is to hold an emergency meeting after one of its councillors made allegations of racial discrimination against the authority. more...
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed extra funding aimed at improving the area's poor health record. more...
Ribchester News
TWO historical detectives from the Ribble Valley could have struck gold -- or at least silver - after finding a large haul of medieval coins. more...
Rishton
A 32-year-old man stood in a crucifix pose and watched as a train hurtled towards him at nearly 50 mph, an inquest was told. more...
A DRUNKEN house raider who struck at a former friend's home didn't remember doing it but was rumbled after leaving blood, a court was told. more...
THE death of a retired carpet fitter was not connected to the pain killers he had been prescribed by his doctor, an inquest was told. more...
THE death of a retired carpet fitter was not connected to the pain killers he had been prescribed by his doctor, an inquest was told. more...
Rossendale News
ROSSENDALE Borough Council is officially efficient. more...
Rovers News
MARK Hughes could be ready to put his faith in Paul Gallagher after the young Blackburn Rovers striker has caught the eye with a series of impressive performances during pre-season. more...
DUTCH target Andre Ooijer has pleaded with PSV Eindhoven to let him join Blackburn Rovers. more...
Ryan Nelsen is unlikely to be fit for Blackburn Rovers' final pre-season friendly against his national side New Zealand at Ewood tomorrow, 3pm. more...
Ryan Nelsen is unlikely to be fit for Blackburn Rovers' final pre-season friendly against his national side New Zealand at Ewood tomorrow, 3pm. more...
Blackburn Rovers players were gearing up to return from their tour of Germany and Holland when news of the suspected terror plot emerged. more...
Shakers Updates
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
Shuiab Khan
There are very few men who can complete the nightshift without going crazy. more...
Soccer Headlines
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday. more...
Stanley News
JOHN Coleman has urged his newly promoted Accrington Stanley side to keep faith in their ability. more...
THE last time Barnet were in town, Accrington Stanley won 4-1 to slow down the Bees' race towards the Conference title 18 months ago. more...
YOUR club needs you! That's the impassioned plea by Accrington Stanley supporter Andrew Camm. more...
Trawden
THOUSANDS of people are to descend on Pendle when one of the biggest agricultural shows in the North West comes of age. more...
Wanderers News
WHAT wouldn't Sam Allardyce give for a striker of Luis Fabiano's class? more...
IVAN Campo is hoping a new contract and a new season will mean a change of luck. more...
We Say
In 15 years the world wide web has become so familiar that it is hard to think of life without it. Andrew Mosley looks at a phenomenon most of can no longer live without. more...
FOR most people, the annual holiday abroad is the highlight of the year, and any delay in setting off to the sun causes frustration and anger. more...
YESTERDAY saw holidaymakers and travellers thrown into chaos as the Government moved to prevent another major terrorist atrocity. As Britain's terrorist threat levels are escalated to critical, Kat Dibbits asks, how have reactions to the threat of terrorism changed over the years? more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
AFTER losing both his parents and sister to cancer, father-of-two Jason Almond vowed to raise as much as possible for research into the killer disease. more...
You Say
THE story in the Bolton Evening News and on the television news about the fireman being filmed getting into a tumble dryer and having it switched on, was the most idiotic thing I have seen. more...
I would like to comment on the letter by Andrew Oliver (Monday) who suggested that conscription would be a more effective and cheaper than sending somebody to prison. I totally agree with him. more...
AS Leader of Westhoughton Town Council, I write to correct the "misleading" quotes made by Cllr David Wilkinson in the article of Saturday, August 5, regarding the scandal of the drop-in centre abandoned files. more...
AS Leader of Westhoughton Town Council, I write to correct the "misleading" quotes made by Cllr David Wilkinson in the article of Saturday, August 5, regarding the scandal of the drop-in centre abandoned files. more...
THE RSPCA and, from what I can gather, all other animal charities in the area, has reached crisis point and cannot find one more space for the next cat that needs our help. more...
I AM writing to convey my disappointment of the so-called "drive for helping youngsters into work". more...
I FEEL I must write to you concerning green wheelie bins for garden refuse. From day one of recycling, I have faithfully put out each of my bins, green box and paper sack on the days they should be put out. more...
I FEEL I must respond to the letter printed in Wednesday's Bolton Evening News, "Conscription is not the best way to raise an army", which was in response to Andrew Oliver's original letter on Monday. more...
I WRITE in reply to a letter in the Bolton Evening News, August 9: "Lovely Park is let down by filthy toilets", from Mrs A Barlow from Radcliffe. more...
I AM writing regarding the continual problem of juveniles being able to climb on and run along the disused Darcy Lever Viaduct. more...
OH dear, whatever happened to the 563 bus service? How are Edgworth passengers going to keep dental, doctor's and hairdressing appointments on Tonge Moor Road? more...
REGARDING the current proposal for a 20mph speed limit on Knowsley Street, I would propose an extension to every road in the Bolton borough. more...
MAY I wish Bob Williamson lots of success with the release of his new CD (Bolton Evening News, Friday, July 28). more...
LAST Saturday, I was in Ramsbottom, and needed to get home to Newcombe Road. more...
I see from the planning appeals that Holcombe Brooke Sports Club have lodged an appeal against the refusal of planning permission at Hazel Hall Lane, in conjunction with the planning application for the building of homes on the current tennis club site. more...
I UNDERSTAND that Bury's Labour Council has still not sold off the Lowry painting A River Bank, which they took out of the art gallery in Moss Street. more...
HAVE the emergency service sirens got more frequent along Longsight Road? It seems like it to me. more...
It was nice to see the article about the revamped job centre in Bury, pity they don't have any jobs to go with it. more...
I FULLY endorse the letter regarding the new proposals for Manchester Road between Redvales Road and St Peter's Road (Bury Times, July 20). more...
FURTHER to recent letters from blue badge holders regarding their misuse, there seems to be a misconception that if someone, who is fit, is doing an errand for a badge-holder, they may use the badge. This is not true. more...
I wonder if people know that not all of Bury is in bloom! more...
So much for all's fair in love and war! What a hoo-hah has errupted in Tottington. more...
I WRITE following the letter from Labour Councillor, Mike Connolly, on saving the Robin Hood car park in Tottington, for the people of the village. more...
In response to the letter from J Corless, (Bury Times August 3), regarding the blue bins' for recycling waste. more...
I WRITE in response to J Corless. I am sorry you found your blue bin such an eyesore. If you lived in Liverpool you could have had a bright purple one. I for one am proud to have and use my blue bin. more...
WHAT dastardly deeds are afoot in the medieval manor of High Tottington? more...
Asian Image News
Members of the community held a meeting to try to tackle indidents of vandalism on a church.
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Bolton Evening News News
A FIVE-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties that meant she could not stand up unaided, has been making astonishing progress.
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PARENTS are being warned they face hefty fines if they fail to send their children to school in the new academic year.
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TOP darts player Raymond Van Barneveld is said to be "disappointed" after the thief who stole his lucky darts failed to return them.
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FAIRTRADE campaigners in Bolton have won a national award for imagination - with help from local celebrities.
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A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to revamp Farnworth shopping precinct has attracted interest from several big name retailers.
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A WEBSITE has been launched to give members of the public better access to their local police officers.
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THANK goodness this whole tawdry charade is finally coming to an end.
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TERRORISTS plotting to blow up passenger jets in mid air could have been just two days away from launching "mass murder on an unimaginable scale", it has been revealed.
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A WOMAN, aged 90, had her handbag stolen by a bogus NHS official who tricked his way inside her home.
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PLANNING chiefs have approved a scheme to build 18 houses on a disused tip in Westhoughton.
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POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was ambushed by a machete-wielding gang as he turned his car around in a back street.
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POLICE officers met young car enthusiasts last night in a bid to cut down problems from their "meets" and to see if they could find a new meeting place for them away from a town centre car park.
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A doctor has been jailed for 14 months after he crashed his high-powered sports car into two vehicles while drink-driving at almost 100mph.
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HUNDREDS of Bolton holidaymakers were caught up in hours of chaos following the foiled terror plot yesterday.
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A CONTROVERSIAL video game which is said to glamorise school bullying should be banned, a Bolton anti-bullying organisation says.
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THE public are being invited to give their views on traffic calming measures for a notorious stretch of road.
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A FIRM is not expected to face action after a surveyor fell 20ft to his death inside a Bolton church.
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DEVASTATED brides-to-be who have been left in the lurch by the closure of a wedding shop have been offered help for their big day by dozens of local businesses.
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A SCHOOL from Bolton has joined forces with Bury Football Club to launch an academic and sport scholarship scheme for talented local youngsters.
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Bolton Evening News Sport
CHRIS Casper has said he will keep his side guessing before swinging the axe for the visit of Shrewsbury on Saturday.
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REPUBLIC of Ireland boss Steve Staunton is doubling his efforts to recruit Wanderers skipper Kevin Nolan from under the noses of England.
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Chorley Citizen News
A Chorley couple caught up in delays at Manchester Airport as a result of the terror alert admitted they were now worried about flying.
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CHORLEY Council is calling on residents not to miss the chance to have their say on how the authority is performing.
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STAFF and members at Chorley Council have their fingers crossed for a double celebration after being short-listed for two awards in a prestigious national event.
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph Business
A PIZZA delivery chain is on the lookout for a new franchisee after its store closed last month.
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PLANNING appli-cations for a multi-million pound East Lancashire racecourse have still to be submitted more than a year after the scheme was announced.
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph Letters
WHILE I agree with the letter (LT, July 31) from Talbot Funeral Services about the improvements Blackburn with Darwen Council is trying to make at Blackburn Old Cemetery on Whalley New Road, they may be throwing away tax-payers' cash unless preventative measures are carried out.
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IN my wildest dreams I never imagined a time when a cash payment would be unacceptable.
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IN 1975 UN Resolution 3379 declared that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination."
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By Karen Wright, Prince Lee Meadows, Darwen.
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph News
PENDLE MP Gordon Prentice has welcomed extra funding aimed at improving the area's poor health record.
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ROSSENDALE Borough Council is officially efficient.
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THOUSANDS of people faced delays to flights out of the UK yesterday as a terror alert gripped the country's airports. We joined one East Lancashire couple as they tried to fly away on holiday.
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THE Liberal Democrat group on Blackburn with Darwen Council is to hold an emergency meeting after one of its councillors made allegations of racial discrimination against the authority.
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BLAIR loyalist and Burnley MP Kitty Ussher has launched a stinging attack on the Prime Minister's handling of the Middle East crisis.
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