Stories for 29 August 2006
A-Level Results 2006
WIGAN & Leigh College is celebrating more exceptional results gained by A level students. more...
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, ASTLEY - Y13 A Level Passes A to E. more...
Accrington
DEVELOPERS want to turn Accrington's historic former fire station into an auction house. more...
TAX dodging motorists saw their vehicles towed away as they became the latest target of a 100-day community clean-up campaign. more...
A 63-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stabbing two shopkeepers. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
WBU World Welterweight title challenger Michael "The Lurcher" Jennings is a regular with his hunting dogs on the Lancashire Moors - and now he wants to get his teeth into a champion. more...
A star-studded line-up at Bolton Arena is headlined by the IBF World Light-Heavyweight title showdown between Clinton Woods and Glencoffe Johnson. more...
The big fight night will be shown live on ITV1 from 9.30pm. more...
It's not easy being a British flyweight -but new professional Don Broadhurst says the lack of domestic talent means he will become a world beater that bit quicker. more...
IT has been an extraordinary 12 months since Amir Khan launched his professional career at the Bolton Arena. more...
July 16, 2005: Amir knocked down David Bailey at the Bolton Arena in the first round. more...
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
AMIR Khan is hoping to hang on to Joe Calzaghe's coat-tails - and make it big in the States. more...
TOUGH talking Ryan Barrett is promising to upstage Amir Khan's homecoming party at the Bolton Arena on Saturday. more...
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
Betting Tips
HAYDOCK Park stages the most valuable race in its history on Saturday - the £300,000 Betfred Sprint Cup - and it could be a home' win. more...
Blackburn
POLICE in Blackburn used a stun gun on a 15-year-old girl - making her the youngest female in the UK to have a Taser electric shock gun used against her. more...
BRAVE fundraisers endured the pain of having their hairy legs waxed to raise money for the NSPCC as part of Matalan Blackburn's charity funday. more...
VOLUNTEERS at the Samaritans in Blackburn are being "stretched" because of a surge in calls, the charity has warned. more...
TWO Caribbean sisters who fled their home due to threat of volcanos have erupted with joy after passing their GCSEs at Blackburn College. more...
A BLACKBURN firm which makes water butts for gardens is celebrating record orders - because of the dry weather. more...
Bolton News
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Worsley man was killed in a car crash in Droylsden. more...
SPY cameras are being used to trap "dirty dog" owners. more...
A Bolton man is facing drug smuggling charges after £5.4 million worth of cocaine was discovered in the back of a motorhome. more...
A convict serving a life sentence for attempted murder is still on the run after escaping from hospital, police said today. more...
THE good life has come to Bolton - and the town is harvesting the grapes of success. more...
DIANE Halloran took great delight in the scenic view of Rivington from her back garden. more...
HORWICH Parkway station is to have its first ever Intercity rail service. more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
WAITING times for potentially life-saving scans at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been slashed after bosses introduced emergency measures. more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
Boxing Updates
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
Burnley
A BURNLEY man has been accused of carrying out an axe attack in an East Anglia holiday resort. more...
HOUSE prices in Burnley remain in a slump and are falling further behind neighbouring towns, a new report has revealed. more...
Business News
A BLACKBURN firm which makes water butts for gardens is celebrating record orders - because of the dry weather. more...
Chorley Fc News
FORMER Chorley midfielder Andy Westwell looks set to be named the new Magpies manager tomorrow. more...
Chorley News
BENEFIT fraudsters in Chorley are being targeted in a nationwide campaign to crack down on cheats who make false claims for housing and council tax. more...
BENEFIT fraudsters in Chorley are being targeted in a nationwide campaign to crack down on cheats who make false claims for housing and council tax. more...
VISITING independent government inspectors have praised Chorley Council in a new report. more...
Clarets News
GRAHAM Branch was given his first run-out of the season on Saturday and he admitted he was hungry for more. more...
Clitheroe
A 20-year-old Clitheroe man shouted racist abuse at a woman waiting in a car with her three-year-old child outside the Muslim education centre in Holden Street. more...
Darwen
LIBERAL Democrats have accused Blackburn with Darwen Council of wasting money in mounting a legal challenge against a public inquiry it lost. more...
AN OVERGROWN piece of land in Darwen is set to be transformed into a community garden thanks to the hard work of residents. more...
Education
TWO Caribbean sisters who fled their home due to threat of volcanos have erupted with joy after passing their GCSEs at Blackburn College. more...
Education News
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
Garden Of Tranquility
ONE man knows first-hand just how important Bolton Hospice is, and the facilities it has to offer. more...
Gcse Results 2006
FRED LONGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets.
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Harper Green School head boy Rob May was so determined to do well in his 16 GCSEs that he stayed with his grandmother so he could concentrate on his studies. more...
RESULTS - Harper Green School A* to G, A* to C in brackets.
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ST JAMES'S CE SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE - A to G, A to C in brackets.
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YOUNG people in Bolton who are considering going into work instead further education can log on to a new website linking them with hundreds of local jobs. more...
RESULTS - St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College - A* to G, A* to C in brackets.
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BRIDGEWATER SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets
H Baban 9(9); Z Barker 8(7); D Bhidey 9(5); S Birch 8(4); C Bradley 10(10); A Buckley 9(7); J Clough 8(7); B Cooper 10(9); J Dennis 9(6); A Dhody 10(9); W Foster 9(9); R Gledhill 10(7); R Gutierrez-Inostroza 10(10); A Haskayne 8(4); T He 10(10); C Hodgkiss 9(7); S Hutchinson 9(9); K Jackson 11(11); R Jones 9(9); T Konarski 9(8); A Levine 9(9); L Mallard 10(10); L Mart 10(10); V McDowell 9(9); S McLoughlin 6(2); D Millington 9(7); G Mok 11(11); T Mollekin 9(9); E Mulhearn 7(5); S Murray 8(5); A Naran 10(8); N Newby 9(6); Q Ng 8(4); M Page-Berry 10(9); J Partington 9(9); P Patel 9(9); T Percival 10(10); R Phillips 6(6); T Pugh 10(10); L Rice 9(7); C Scholes 9(5); G Shengas 8(3); W Sheldon 7(2); S Smith 10(10); K Walford 9(6); S Walsh 9(9); V Wheeldon 9(6); J Wood 9(7); S Wrigley 9(9); J York 9(8). more...
BRIDGEWATER SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets.
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WESTHOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL - A* to G, A* to C in brackets.
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SCHOOL leavers across the borough now have their GCSE results and are considering the range of options open to them. more...
George Tomlinson School - A* to G, A* to C in brackets.
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CANON SLADE SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets. more...
RIVINGTON AND BLACKROD HIGH SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets. more...
CANON Slade's straight-A students, from left, Louise Bowyer, Daniel Neary, John Crompton, Richard Simpson, Sarah Reddy, Noami Walsh, Wayne Murphy and Debbie Walker, all aged 16. more...
TOP of the class at Hayward School were Aliya Patel and Michael Lomax. more...
TOP of the class at Hayward School were Aliya Patel and Michael Lomax. more...
SHARPLES SCHOOL - A*-G, A*-C in brackets
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linguist Jessica Cherry scored top marks for her French GCSE exam. more...
HAYWARD SCHOOL - A* to G
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LADYBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - A* to G, A* to C in brackets
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BOLTON MUSLIM GIRLS' SCHOOL - A* to C, A* to G in brackets
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A MOVE from London to Bolton during a crucial school year did not stop Tope Olodude achieving the grades she needed. more...
BOLTON SCHOOL BOYS' DIVISION - A* to G, A* to C in brackets
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Bolton School Girls' Division - A* to G, A* to C in brackets
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STAR student Rebecca Crossley couldn't have done any better if she had tried. more...
WALKDEN HIGH SCHOOL - A* to G, A* to C in brackets
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TURTON High School dance pupils Hayley Eagon and Sam Holden leapt for joy when they opened their GCSE results. more...
HEAD boy Josh Baines led by example at Turton School. more...
HEAD boy Josh Baines led by example at Turton School. more...
SCHOOLS in some of Bolton's most deprived areas showed the biggest increases in the numbers of pupils making the grade in their GCSEs. more...
Great Harwood
AN East Lancashire sailor is set to prove he is Britain's biggest beauty queen after securing a place in the finals of Mr Gay UK. more...
Health
MERGING all of Blackburn's hospitals onto one site has saved cash-strapped health chiefs £1.4 million, it has been revealed. more...
Health News
WAITING times for potentially life-saving scans at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been slashed after bosses introduced emergency measures. more...
Hyndburn News
TAX dodging motorists saw their vehicles towed away as they became the latest target of a 100-day community clean-up campaign. more...
Jobs News
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
Keep Them Safe Campaign
CHILD sexual exploitation and grooming on the internet is to be stamped out, Lancashire police today vowed. more...
Lancashire League
A CAPTAIN'S innings by 'man of the match' Paul Turner and an extraordinary performance by a bowler with a broken finger helped East Lancs win the tenth and last Inter League Challenge Cup Final. more...
Lancs Museums
AN exhibition with a difference the attraction at The Lowry in Salford. more...
Latest Sport
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
Leigh Headlines
A MAN has died following a fire in a shed in Astley. more...
Leigh Rmi
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
Margo
THERE is a lot of talk about changing the way the deaths, and executions, of a some soldiers in the First World War were reported. more...
News
Detectives have launched a poster campaign in a bid to catch the hit-and-run driver who killed a seven-year-old girl. more...
A Muslim spokesperson has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
News About Local Jobs
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda. more...
News About Local Schools
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
News From The Schools
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism". more...
Non-League Football
THIRTEEN proved unlucky as Clitheroe's winning run came to an end. more...
Oswaldtwistle
A 63-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stabbing two shopkeepers. more...
Pendle News
PENDLE council is warning people not to get ripped off over roof insulation. more...
Radcliffe Boro
NORTH FERRIBY 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: more...
NORTH FERRIBY 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: more...
Ramsbottom
RESIDENTS in Ramsbottom can now find out more information about policing in the town at the touch of a button. more...
Rossendale United
ROSSENDALE are still searching for their first win of the new season after being held to a draw at Colwyn Bay. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers winger Brett Emerton is pondering a career change after reinventing himself as an emergency right-back. more...
Soccer Headlines
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
Sport From Around The Area
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
LEIGH RMI 2, GAINSBOROUGH 0: more...
Sporting Highlights
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
NORTH FERRIBY 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: more...
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title. more...
NORTH FERRIBY 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: more...
Stanley News
Accrington Stanley penalty hero Gary Roberts says his hard work has paid off. more...
Stephen Cummings
POST match, Dave Kevan was his usual affable self. more...
Travel
WE’VE all heard anecdotes about pensioners driving the wrong way down motorways and pulling out in front of lorries they didn’t see coming. But are older drivers really more dangerous? more...
Tv Reviews
"PHILIP, Philip come quickly. There are peasants on the lawn digging up the flowerbeds!" more...
Wanderers News
WANDERERS striker Kevin Davies will be out of action for up to six weeks with a depressed fracture of his cheekbone
Davies was injured in the incident that saw Charlton defender Hermann Hreidarsson sent off for elbowing the striker in the face as they went up in an aerial challenge, leaving the striker to undergo an operation today to determine the full extent of the injury. more...
WANDERERS striker Kevin Davies will be out of action for up to six weeks with a depressed fracture of his cheekbone. more...
Wanderers will be appealing against Kevin Davies' sending off midway through the second half of Saturday's game. more...
WITH the clock ticking down to the transfer deadline on Thursday, Wanderers are still hoping to bring in two new players. more...
WANDERERS striker Kevin Davies will be out of action for up to six weeks with a depressed fracture of his cheekbone. more...
We Say
THE latest hi-tech equipment will be used to try to stop an age-old problem. Dog mess. more...
A MOCK Victorian trial and a staged modern court case were part of a Court Open Day. more...
AS the summer holidays draw to an end, parents face the daunting — and expensive — task of making sure children have everything they need to go back to school. Tracey Scott reports. more...
You Say
For councils to place charges on disabled drivers only serves to create suspicion and alienate disabled drivers further. more...
I am sure that your correspondent D Dowsell is right, and that driving standards have deteriorated ( Bolton Evening News, August 24. more...
Margaret Blenkinsop, director of children's services, is obviously concerned about children and young people. more...
Margaret Blenkinsop, director of children's services, is obviously concerned about children and young people. more...
MAY I add to T T Riley's letter on overspills (Bolton Evening News, August 23). more...
The recent comments made by Brian Iddon and David Crausby, and the responses in the letters column warrant further comment. Dr Iddon and Mr Crausby believe that inheritance tax is fair because the people that will pay it can afford it. more...
I can understand the comments made by Mrs J Higginson about parking in Bolton. more...
IN the original programme of Bolton's most famous icon, what the late, great Fred Dibnah actually said was, "Did yer lahk that". more...
Your Verdict
I HEARD Sam's comments while in the pub after Saturday's game, because, yes, I'm one of the stay away fans. more...
I AM a season ticket holder, and like Big Sam want to know where are all the fans. more...
Asian Image News
A Muslim spokesperson has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism".
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Bolton Evening News News
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Worsley man was killed in a car crash in Droylsden.
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SPY cameras are being used to trap "dirty dog" owners.
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THIS is the Bolton man facing drug smuggling charges after £5.4 million worth of cocaine was discovered in the back of a motorhome.
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A convict serving a life sentence for attempted murder is on the run after escaping from hospital, police said today.
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WAITING times for potentially life-saving scans at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been slashed after bosses introduced emergency measures.
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AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda.
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A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism".
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THE good life has come to Bolton - and the town is harvesting the grapes of success.
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DIANE Halloran took great delight in the scenic view of Rivington from her back garden.
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HORWICH Parkway station is to have its first ever Intercity rail service.
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Bolton Evening News Sport
AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title.
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Bury Times News
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism".
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Bury Times Sport
RADCLIFFE Boro were defeated by Leon Wainman's sixth minute strike, to slump to the bottom of the UniBond Premier League.
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AMIR Khan believes he is almost half way to winning a world title.
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Chorley Citizen News
BENEFIT fraudsters in Chorley are being targeted in a nationwide campaign to crack down on cheats who make false claims for housing and council tax.
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VISITING independent government inspectors have praised Chorley Council in a new report.
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Chorley Citizen Sport
FORMER Chorley midfielder Andy Westwell looks set to be named the new Magpies manager tomorrow.
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph Business
A BLACKBURN firm which makes water butts for gardens is celebrating record orders - because of the dry weather.
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph Education
TWO Caribbean sisters who fled their home due to threat of volcanos have erupted with joy after passing their GCSEs at Blackburn College.
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Leigh Journal News
A MAN has died following a fire in a shed in Astley.
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A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism".
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AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda.
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Leigh Journal Sport
LEIGH'S renaissance continued with their first home win of the season and their fourth successive clean sheet.
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Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News
A MUSLIM leader has criticised a call by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to close Islamic schools that promote "isolationism and extremism".
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AGE is only a number for supermarket giant Asda.
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