Stories for 16 September 2006
Andrew Mosley
IT'S no wonder the rest of the world considers us Westerners to be totally round the bend. more...
Bands In Profile
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
Bolton Cars
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
Bolton News
FIVE new multi-storey car parks could be built in Bolton town centre. more...
FIVE new multi-storey car parks could be built in Bolton town centre. more...
FIVE new multi-storey car parks could be built in Bolton town centre. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL bypass will open in Daisy Hill on Sunday. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
ROADWORKS on Bolton's Churchgate have caused major problems for war veterans and Air Training Cadets who are holding their annual Battle of Britain memorial march tomorrow. more...
A TEENAGER is being treated for head injuries at the Royal Bolton Hospital after being attacked in a town centre street early today. more...
Homework inspires mum to write book
TEACHING assistant Joyce Nelson was so fascinated when her daughter had to write a story for her homework that it inspired her to write a story herself. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
Healthy eating on school menu
A BOLTON school is at the forefront of the nation's healthy eating campaign after investing £250,000 in new dining facilities and innovative new menus. more...
SPY camera networks in two Bolton towns will be revamped if bids for government cash are successful. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
START the day in a healthy way. That's the message one Bolton school is drumming into its pupils. more...
A BURGLAR posing as a water board official conned his way into the homes of three women, all living in sheltered accommodation, on the same afternoon. more...
TALENTED musician Craig Slater is happy to share his skills with Bolton youngsters - even though he will never see the pleasure he brings. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
A FLOWER festival is being held next weekend to raise awareness of Turton Tower, which is under threat of closure. more...
A MOTHER-of-four has "lost her good name" after falsely claiming more than £22,000 in benefits, a court heard. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
Bury News
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
Cars News
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
Education News
Homework inspires mum to write book
TEACHING assistant Joyce Nelson was so fascinated when her daughter had to write a story for her homework that it inspired her to write a story herself. more...
Healthy eating on school menu
A BOLTON school is at the forefront of the nation's healthy eating campaign after investing £250,000 in new dining facilities and innovative new menus. more...
START the day in a healthy way. That's the message one Bolton school is drumming into its pupils. more...
Events In And Around Leigh
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
Fans' Verdict
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
As quite a few people have aired their views on the Reebok attendances I thought I'd have my two penneth! more...
Blaming no shows on cost IS relevant. more...
Blaming no shows on cost IS relevant. more...
All this whingeing and whining from fans is pathetic. more...
I am a Bollton fan from the USA. more...
I am a Bollton fan from the USA. more...
I am a Bollton fan from the USA. more...
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
THIS past few days have been dominated by the events of September 11, 2001, the day when the world's only superpower, and supposedly impregnable, was brought to its knees by 19 Islamic terrorists - or martyrs, depending on whose side you are on. more...
Gig Guide
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
Health News
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
Healthy eating on school menu
A BOLTON school is at the forefront of the nation's healthy eating campaign after investing £250,000 in new dining facilities and innovative new menus. more...
START the day in a healthy way. That's the message one Bolton school is drumming into its pupils. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
Latest Sport
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
Leigh Headlines
A WOMAN was thrown to the ground and raped in the early hours of the morning. more...
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
A WOMAN was thrown to the ground and raped in the early hours of the morning. more...
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
Local Sports Updates
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in. more...
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 6, DONCASTER KNIGHTS 46
National League Division One. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 2nd XV 21 WEST PARK ST HELENS 2nd XV 5 Miller Homes Leagues
Bateman BMW Premier Division. more...
GOLFERS in Whitefield made one of their longest drives . . . to track down a long-lost trophy. more...
News From The Schools
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
ASTLEY Youth band has received £7,500 in awards from the Local Area Network Fund and Wigan Council. more...
Prestwich Headlines
A NEW community and sports centre for young Jewish people will officially be opened on Thursday. more...
VANDAL-hit Rainsough Jewish Cemetery will have its official re-opening at the weekend following £250,000 worth of improvements. more...
THREE years of noise and nuisance has come to an end for residents in Rainsough Avenue, Prestwich. more...
Prestwich Heys Updates
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field. more...
Seven Days
News and sport stories
from The Bolton News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from The Bolton News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from The Bolton News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
News and sport stories
from The Bolton News, Bury Times Group, Leigh Journal
and associated newspapers and websites
in Lancashire from
the last seven days more...
Sporting Highlights
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
Tigers' Round-Up
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 6, DONCASTER KNIGHTS 46
National League Division One. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 2nd XV 21 WEST PARK ST HELENS 2nd XV 5 Miller Homes Leagues
Bateman BMW Premier Division. more...
Wanderers Headlines Of The Day
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
SAM Allardyce is confident Wanderers can blaze a trail back into Europe. more...
SAM Allardyce is confident Wanderers can blaze a trail back into Europe. more...
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
Wanderers News
WHITES midfielder Idan Tal is expected to make his first start for Wanderers in Tuesday night's Carling Cup tie at Walsall. more...
FLORENT Laville might still be playing top flight football, if he had put his faith in the surgeon who has scored a hat-trick of successful knee operations on Ricardo Gardner. more...
FLORENT Laville might still be playing top flight football, if he had put his faith in the surgeon who has scored a hat-trick of successful knee operations on Ricardo Gardner. more...
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
SAM Allardyce is confident Wanderers can blaze a trail back into Europe. more...
ANDY Walker - the striker who helped put the pride back in Bolton Wanderers - has paid a glowing tribute to the progress the club has made in the 12 years since his days as a Burnden Park idol. more...
SAM Allardyce is confident Wanderers can blaze a trail back into Europe. more...
We Say
PARKING in Bolton is a massive issue. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
Sunday and Monday. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
A FLOWER festival is being held next weekend to raise awareness of Turton Tower, which is under threat of closure. more...
BOLTON Field Naturalists' Society's next meeting will take place at 7.30pm on October 9 in the Dido Suite at Bolton Town Hall. more...
ENVIRONMENT officers have issued a warning to walkers and children to stay away from a river in which 10,000 fish died. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September. more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills. more...
Whats On
A NEW community and sports centre for young Jewish people will officially be opened on Thursday. more...
Whitefield Headlines
A £1 million car park has become a magnet for thieves just three months after it was opened. more...
GOLFERS in Whitefield made one of their longest drives . . . to track down a long-lost trophy. more...
You Say
IT was interesting to read the article in The Bolton News dated September 13, with regard to the new home-based midwifery service. more...
I HAVE exchanged letters and phone calls with Bolton Council about overgrown trees and have got nowhere. more...
MARK Williams (Letters, September 12) may be right that the decline in bus use began with the affordable family car, but the 1985 deregulation of buses outside London accelerated the decline, while bus patronage in London increased. more...
THE closure of Crown Street now precludes me from visiting Bolton, as I have to use private transport which took me as far as the Crown Street/Deansgate junction, thus allowing me to visit my bank, Marks and Spencer and Waterstones bookshop. more...
DAVID Walkden need not worry about being reported for smoking in public places when the ban comes into force next year, it won't happen. more...
SOMEONE in government has proposed that the law should require all bicycles to be fitted with a bell for the purpose of warning anyone who needs warning - perhaps a car driver (or passenger) who negligently opens their door, or a pedestrian who blindly walks into the road while on their mobile phone. more...
Bury Times News
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March.
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Bury Times Sport
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park.
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Leigh Journal News
A WOMAN was thrown to the ground and raped in the early hours of the morning.
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BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September.
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RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills.
more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March.
more...
A £1 million car park has become a magnet for thieves just three months after it was opened.
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A NEW community and sports centre for young Jewish people will officially be opened on Thursday.
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THREE years of noise and nuisance has come to an end for residents in Rainsough Avenue, Prestwich.
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BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September.
more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills.
more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Guide Sport
TWO games played, two defeats suffered, two forgettable performances served up by Sedgley Park.
more...
HOPES of winning the Lees Lancashire County title went up in smoke last Saturday when Prestwich's batsmen caved in.
more...
HEYS progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield after a 4-1 win at fellow Manchester League outfit, Breightmet United on Saturday.
more...
SEDGLEY PARK 6, DONCASTER KNIGHTS 46
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SEDGLEY PARK 2nd XV 21 WEST PARK ST HELENS 2nd XV 5 Miller Homes Leagues
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The Bolton News News
FIVE new multi-storey car parks could be built in Bolton town centre.
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A CONTROVERSIAL bypass will open in Daisy Hill on Sunday.
more...
A MAN from Radcliffe is due to stand trial on Monday following a shooting at the Brass Handles public house in Salford in March.
more...
ROADWORKS on Bolton's Churchgate have caused major problems for war veterans and Air Training Cadets who are holding their annual Battle of Britain memorial march tomorrow.
more...
A WOMAN was thrown to the ground and raped in the early hours of the morning.
more...
A TEENAGER is being treated for head injuries at the Royal Bolton Hospital after being attacked in a town centre street early today.
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VETERAN fundraiser Alf Hales gives true meaning to the saying "every little helps".
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Homework inspires mum to write book
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Healthy eating on school menu
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BOLTON singer songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is among a host of bands set to play a charity gig in September.
more...
START the day in a healthy way. That's the message one Bolton school is drumming into its pupils.
more...
A BURGLAR posing as a water board official conned his way into the homes of three women, all living in sheltered accommodation, on the same afternoon.
more...
TALENTED musician Craig Slater is happy to share his skills with Bolton youngsters - even though he will never see the pleasure he brings.
more...
RACHEL Peary and Geoff Schofield know you are never too young - or too old - to improve your driving skills.
more...
A FLOWER festival is being held next weekend to raise awareness of Turton Tower, which is under threat of closure.
more...
A MOTHER-of-four has "lost her good name" after falsely claiming more than £22,000 in benefits, a court heard.
more...
PARENTS have been snapping up child car seats and booster seats in Bolton ahead of a change in the law tomorrow.
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The Bolton News Sport
LEIGH'S progress through the National League One play-off series is unlikely to be decided entirely on the field.
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