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Stories for 5 September 2006

Accrington

Motorhome crimes linked

Police in Accrington are investigating two thefts relating to motorhomes, which they believe may be connected.  more...

Brothers jailed for attack on uncle

TWO brothers who attacked their uncle, leaving him injured in his own home, are both starting jail terms.  more...

Athletics

Harriers take third in Cup Final

Blackburn Harriers were third in the final of the Northern League Cup Final at Cudworth, Barnsley to replicate their performance of 12 months ago.  more...

Harriers take third in Cup Final

Blackburn Harriers were third in the final of the Northern League Cup Final at Cudworth, Barnsley to replicate their performance of 12 months ago.  more...

Leah clear of rivals

Candice Leah of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers was the winning woman at the Pendleton Fell Race, coming home over seven minutes clear of unattached runner Ellen Jeanes.  more...

Blackburn

'6pm strippers' anger

A PUB has come under fire for putting on raunchy tea-time strip shows just yards from Blackburn town centre's pedetrianised shopping area.  more...

Tribute to wild man of TV

A MUSEUM worker often mistaken for crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has paid tribute to his Australian namesake who died making a documentary.  more...

Hordens hit bullseye with trio

A DART-loving pub in Blackburn has landed a very special treble.  more...

Bus driver played on PlayStation

A 38-year-old bus driver was caught on film playing on a mobile PlayStation and texting his girlfriend while driving his vehicle, a court was told.  more...

Court told of rape fear of girl, 16

A PERVERT who exposed himself and made sexual gestures towards a terrified teenager in a ginnel has been given a community service order.  more...

Bolton News

Couple's rape terror nightmare

A FORMER paratrooper raped a woman at knifepoint after tying up her partner and locking him in a garden shed.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Computer failure hits post office

A VILLAGE post office has been struck by a technical glitch, leaving customers unable to pay bills and collect benefits.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Police who tracked vice girl killer praised

DETECTIVES who solved one of Bolton's most notorious murders three years after the victim was battered to death are being honoured today.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Churchgate’s wall ‘danger to the public’

A METAL wall put up to shield work on a £700,000 revamp of Churchgate has been labelled a danger to the public.  more...

DJ Adam's world trip as a 'couch surfer'

DJ Adam Schofield is a man with a mission - to "couch surf" across the globe.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Burnley

Find out more about Burnley heritage

PEOPLE are being given the chance to find out eveything they ever wanted to know about Burnley - in a weekend.  more...

Thugs bite teen’s ear off

A TEENAGER is recovering in hospital after a vicious assault which left him with part of his ear bitten off.  more...

Bury News

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Chorley Fc News

First game for new boss

NEW Chorley manager Paul Lodge should take charge of his first game tonight, after having his debut delayed due to the weather.  more...

Clarets News

Kilby: Loans a possibility

Burnley chairman Barry Kilby insists new faces could still be on the way to Turf Moor despite the transfer window closing.  more...

Home comforts for Clarets

Burnley aim to take full advantage of home comforts over the next eight days as they host Colchester and Barnsley, both promoted from League One last season, in back-to-back Championship fixtures.  more...

Colne

Mindless attack after blues festival

A GOOD Samaritan has re-lived the moment he was savagely beaten by two men after he stopped in the street to roll them some cigarettes.  more...

Another attack by speed camera vigilantes

A VIGILANTE anti-speed camera group has destroyed a second device in East Lancashire in the space of a week.  more...

Fatal car smash: Man charged

A MAN has been charged in connection with a crash which left one person dead and a pregnant Colne teenager fighting for her life.  more...

Darwen

‘Give us the facts on new leisure centre’

RESIDENTS are set to tell council officers to stop "being secretive" about the new Darwen Leisure Centre.  more...

‘Give us the facts on new leisure centre’

RESIDENTS are set to tell council officers to stop "being secretive" about the new Darwen Leisure Centre.  more...

‘Fantastic’ opening for pub

A NEW Darwen pub has launched to a "fantastic" reception after a £800,000 investment.  more...

Eating Out: Reviews From Local Restaurants

SPANISH: La Salsa, 54 Bridge Street, Bolton

UNTIL very recently, if you thought "oh, I wouldn't mind a nice sociable tapas lunch" there was pretty much only one option.  more...

TRADITIONAL: The River Restaurant, The Lowry Hotel, Manchester

I enjoyed one of the best meals of my life a few years ago. Along with my wife, I sat on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, and we shared a huge portion of fish and chips.  more...

INDIAN: Achari, 148-152 Crook Street, Bolton

FOR too long in this town, the reputation of Indian food and all its subcontinental offspring, has been in the doldrums.  more...

Edenfield News

Protester withdraws wind-farm challenge

PROTESTERS have withdrawn their legal challenge over the £52million wind farm plan at Scout Moor after branding it a David and Goliath' battle.  more...

Editor'S Comment

No place for this seediness

A LOT of effort has been put in over the past few years to make Blackburn town centre more attractive for visitors.  more...

Education

Waging war on junk food

TOUGH new rules aimed at improving school dinners have come into force at the start of the new term. We went to one East Lancashire primary school to see how it was waging war on junk food.  more...

Moving

THOUSANDS of school children across Burnley and Pendle started at new schools yesterday, as the £250million revolution of education in East Lancashire became a reality. We witnessed the historic occasion.  more...

Education News

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Bolton Girls are making the grade

BOLTON School Girls' Division is top of the class.  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Gcse Results 2006

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

Bolton Girls are making the grade

BOLTON School Girls' Division is top of the class.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

FOR those who did not get the GCSE grades they were hoping for, all is not lost.  more...

GCSE results are worth the effort

With 10 GCSE 'A' results under his belt, 16-year-old Bolton School pupil Rob Jones, from Bradshaw, offers advice to pupils who have begun the countdown to next year's exams  more...

Great Harwood

Felix flexes his muscles

MARK Felix will compete in his third World's Strongest Man competition when he jets out to China next week.  more...

Haslingden

Doctor altered patient records

A DOCTOR has admitted altering a child's records to justify giving him an MMR jab.  more...

Health

Doctor altered patient records

A DOCTOR has admitted altering a child's records to justify giving him an MMR jab.  more...

East Lancs research could lead the world

WAITING times for a common hospital procedure could plummet around the world thanks to pioneering research carried out in East Lancashire.  more...

Huncoat

Waging war on junk food

TOUGH new rules aimed at improving school dinners have come into force at the start of the new term. We went to one East Lancashire primary school to see how it was waging war on junk food.  more...

Ice Hockey Updates

Hand completes Phoenix roster

Tony Hand has completed his summer of Manchester Phoenix team recruitment with the addition of much travelled and widely experienced Czech defenceman David Vychodil.  more...

John Myles Column

Nonda deal was Spark of genius

It didn't make as many headlines as West Ham's capture of two Argentineans or Chelski finally persuading Arsenal to let Ashley Cole go.  more...

Lancashire League

Chapman: Don’t look Bac now

BACUP captain John Chapman believes the SponsorBank Lancashire League is theirs to lose.  more...

Lancashire News

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Lancs Theatre

Small stars set to make it big!

THEY say the best things come in small packages - and 20 lucky girls will get the chance to perform with top stars in the Manchester Opera House Christmas pantomime - as long as they're 5ft 2in or under.  more...

Sweet Charity opens season

The Oldham Coliseum Theatre opens its new season with the hit musical, Sweet Charity, running from September 8 to 30.  more...

Leigh Headlines

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Leisure Travel

Devon break so relaxing

Lucie McFall and family find the perfect place to unwind . . . Woolacombe in Devon  more...

Rain, bingo and a dog called Barney

Sophie Hadfield, aged 15, Rivington and Blackrod High School. Sophie travelled by car to Whitby and stayed at a campsite for six nights in Robin Hood’s Bay.  more...

Warm golfing welcome in the heart of Wales

David Magilton visits Wales to see how the game of golf measures up . . .  more...

Modern-day camping is comfort bordering on luxury

Neil Bonnar and family visit France and sample camping - 2006-style  more...

Gateway to the Highlands

John Ellaby reports on his first trip to Scotland - courtesy of Eastern Airways' direct flight from Manchester to Inverness.  more...

Letters

Join fight to stop animal experiments

TO mark International Primate Day (Sept 1), I sponsored a European Parliament Declaration, calling for an EU-wide ban on the use of non-human primates in animal experimentation.  more...

Join fight to stop animal experiments

TO mark International Primate Day (Sept 1), I sponsored a European Parliament Declaration, calling for an EU-wide ban on the use of non-human primates in animal experimentation.  more...

Complainer has his facts wrong

THE correspondent who complained about parking at Blackburn railway station was labouring under a misconception.  more...

Solution to MRSA is cleanliness

WHAT? MRSA? In the neo-natal unit? Surely not! Four babies "removed" from unit - perish the thought. Where to? Another unclean unit? Shameful.  more...

Solution to MRSA is cleanliness

WHAT? MRSA? In the neo-natal unit? Surely not! Four babies "removed" from unit - perish the thought. Where to? Another unclean unit? Shameful.  more...

Where have the oatcakes gone?

FOR some time now I have been searching in vain or Lancashire oatcakes, but without success.  more...

Margo

Stop cash for the ‘career’ single mothers

THE number of teenage mothers is on the increase - and they are getting even younger.  more...

Always check your change

I've read somewhere the Co-op is to bring back divi.' My mum's number was 18028. Funny how it's stuck in my mind.  more...

Nelson

Teen charged with fire death

A Nelson teenager will appear in court again tomorrow charged with killing a man in a house fire in the town.  more...

Non-League Football

Stanners sets target

CLITHEROE caretaker boss Chris Stanners has set his side a target of six points from their next two games.  more...

Oswaldtwistle

Tesco’s Chris knows every little helps

A TESCO worker dashed between stores in two towns to raise money for charity.  more...

It’s ‘Bully’ for Jackie on TV game show

AN East Lancashire landlady missed out on the top prize of a speedboat but still did "super, smashing, great" when she appeared on TV's darting game show Bullseye.  more...

Poems

How Pleasing

By Bill Austin, Bute Road, Blackburn.  more...

Prestwich And Whitefield Headlines

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Prestwich Headlines

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

A NEW campaign has been launched to crack down on thefts of satellite navigation systems.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Radcliffe Boro

It's so close for sloppy Boro

RADCLIFFE BORO 2, GRANTHAM TOWN 1:   more...

It's so close for sloppy Boro

RADCLIFFE BORO 2, GRANTHAM TOWN 1:   more...

Radcliffe Headlines

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.  more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

PEOPLE are being conned into thinking they have won the Spanish lottery, trading standards officers in Lancashire are warning.  more...

Rossendale United

Dale up for cup replay

ROSSENDALE United manager Derek Egan isn't taking home comforts for granted.  more...

Rovers News

Matteo a loan target

BLACKBURN Rovers defender Dominic Matteo could be heading to the Championship.  more...

Rovers could go for Gomaa

Egyptian defender Wael Gomaa could be on his way to Blackburn Rovers after spending time on trial with the club last week.  more...

Rovers prepare new Neill deal

As we revealed on Saturday, Blackburn Rovers are to make Australian defender Lucas Neill an improved contract offer in an attempt to keep him at the club.  more...

Kuqi ‘shocked’ at Rovers’ exit

FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Shefki Kuqi admitted he was shocked to be shown the door at Ewood Park.  more...

Samlesbury News

Villagers fear being forgotten in merger

VILLAGERS fear that a proposed council merger could lead to the needs of rural constituents being forgotten by urban policy makers.  more...

Stanley News

Reds need to start firing

Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has not given up hope of improving his side's firepower, despite the transfer window closing last week.  more...

Boco back after Togo tie

Accrington Stanley striker Rommy Boco will return to the squad to face Notts County on Saturday after missing Friday's defeat because of international commitments.  more...

Stephen Cummings

Clarets beat England every time

IT'S just not the same is it? International football, I mean.  more...

Stephen Lowe

Plenty of positives despite disappoinment

LOSING 3-1 away against a team flying up at the top should be less painful than a 1-1 draw with lowly Rochdale, but it's not, In both games Stanley have shown flashes of the team of champions from last season.  more...

Theatre

Wishing you weren’t here

OSWALDTWISTLE Players are thrilled to announce their autumn production is Road To Nowhere, written by member William Highton, running from Road To Nowhere.  more...

Celebration of a great composer

NOBODY could accuse Pendle Opera of shying away from the heavyweight productions - their next performance, on October 12 and 13, will be Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.  more...

Theatre News From The Bolton Area

The Billie Holiday Story at The Octagon

AFTER a somewhat shaky start, like a slow-burning gig this touring production warmed up into a convincing depiction of the 1940s jazz scene.  more...

Travel

Another attack by speed camera vigilantes

A VIGILANTE anti-speed camera group has destroyed a second device in East Lancashire in the space of a week.  more...

Tv News

It’s ‘Bully’ for Jackie on TV game show

AN East Lancashire landlady missed out on the top prize of a speedboat but still did "super, smashing, great" when she appeared on TV's darting game show Bullseye.  more...

Tv Reviews

TV review: Dalziel and Pascoe, BBC1

FORGET Batman and Robin - when it comes to cracking down on criminals it's Fatman and Sobbin' you want on your side.  more...

Wanderers Headlines Of The Day

Jansen back at the Reebok

MATT Jansen is back training with Wanderers as he looks to kick-start his career.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Jansen back at the Reebok

MATT Jansen is back training with Wanderers as he looks to kick-start his career.  more...

Wanderers News

Stayaway Fans' Debate: New letters online now

BIG Sam Allardyce has certainly stirred up strong opinions after he questioned the motives of fans who stayed away from the opening home match of the season against Spurs.  more...

Wanderers' anxious wait over Euro stars

Wanderers are hoping that Jussi Jaaskelainen, Idan Tal and Tal Ben Haim come through their European Championship qualifying games unscathed tomorrow night.  more...

Howarth back from loan spell

Wanderers' Chris Howarth has returned from his one-month loan spell at Oldham Athletic.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Jansen back at the Reebok

MATT Jansen is back training with Wanderers as he looks to kick-start his career.  more...

Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

A SLICE of Bolton Wanderers' history is up for auction on internet bidding site eBay.  more...

Jansen back at the Reebok

MATT Jansen is back training with Wanderers as he looks to kick-start his career.  more...

We Say

Small businesses need incentives

IT is good news that Bolton is fast becoming one of the top locations to set up a new business in the North-west.  more...

Well deserved praise for murder hunt police

THE team of 15 police officers deserve the Chief Constable's Commendation for their tireless investigation into the murder of 21-year-old Bolton prostitute Danielle Moorcroft.  more...

Weekly Poll

Are you in favour of the proposed sale of Blackburn post office?

We asked you: "Are you in favour of the proposed sale of Blackburn post office?" Here are the results.  more...

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Whalley

Former police chief arrested

A FORMER Lancashire chief inspector has been arrested for an alleged breach of the peace following an incident at his home.  more...

Whitefield Headlines

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Victim of road accident named

A MAN who died after he was a knocked down by a car has been named as 64-year-old John Foote from Bury.  more...

Whitworth

Protester withdraws wind-farm challenge

PROTESTERS have withdrawn their legal challenge over the £52million wind farm plan at Scout Moor after branding it a David and Goliath' battle.  more...

You Say

Cameras are underhand

YES, 1984 has come and gone, maybe the forecast of Big Brother was a little early, but it would seem that as far as Bolton Council is concerned, it has now arrived.  more...

Town centre doesn’t need even more apartments

I HAVE just read the article regarding a local pub being turned into flats. I have to say I am beyond ecstatic that such a decision has been made.  more...

Tackle extra waste at its source

WE are bombarded with reports that waste is out of control, and what to do about it. The government and councils are threatening extra tax, segregation of various items, charging or non re-cycle products.  more...

Say sorry now

HOW typically arrogant of Government minister Phil Woolas to dismiss Ms Adris' views out of hand as "crap" (Bolton Evening News, August 28). The Muslim Public Affairs Committee that this young woman represents has consistently delivered one of the most measured and well-reasoned critiques of Government policies, as they affect young muslims in this country.  more...

More bins are needed to stop dog dirt

WITH reference to the front page story on August 29, about spy cameras and "dog dirt", I am in full agreement with on-the-spot fines for irresponsible owners who do not clean up after their pets.  more...

More bins are needed to stop dog dirt

WITH reference to the front page story on August 29, about spy cameras and "dog dirt", I am in full agreement with on-the-spot fines for irresponsible owners who do not clean up after their pets.  more...

Tackle extra waste at its source

WE are bombarded with reports that waste is out of control, and what to do about it. The government and councils are threatening extra tax, segregation of various items, charging or non re-cycle products.  more...

Your Verdict

I wish I lived so close to the Reebok

AS an avid Trotter since 1972 some of the fans seem fickle to the situation that the Wanderers are now in.  more...

Make concessions for those out of work

With reference to the remarks of Big Sam about stayaway fans, I used to go to most homes matches when I was in work, but now I am unemployed due to ill health and have been for the last five years, and unfortunately I just cannot afford to go to matches anymore.  more...

Dancing for joy in the Third Division

When Bolton won the Third Division championship we danced for joy.  more...

Don't support the team from the pubs

It never ceases to amaze me the fickle nature of so called Bolton fans.  more...

Don't support the team from the pub

It never ceases to amaze me the fickle nature of so called Bolton fans.  more...

Were they really the good, old days at Burnden?

My British pal Terry is exhorting all us Yanks on how great things were in the good old days at Burnden Park rooting from the stands for the Wanderers.  more...

Take action over TV football before it's too late

The only way the Reebok Stadium will begin to fill up again is when prices come down and pubs get banned from showing every Premiership, Fa cup and Carling cup matches. (Internet channels) Us Bolton fans used to be lucky if we got one or two games a season, now I can go to my local pub and watch every Bolton game if I wished to. This is why figures are down and it will continue to drop unless something is done.  more...

Take action over TV football before it's too late

The only way the Reebok Stadium will begin to fill up again is when prices come down and pubs get banned from showing every Premiership, Fa cup and Carling cup matches. (Internet channels).  more...

Take action over TV football before it's too late

The only way the Reebok Stadium will begin to fill up again is when prices come down and pubs get banned from showing every Premiership, FA Cup and Carling cup matches. (Internet channels).  more...

The best of times, or the worst of times?

I'm a season ticket holder, I'm genuinely appreciative that these are the best days to be a Wanderer (The Bruce Rioch and Colin Todd era is a close second though).  more...

Bolton Evening News News

Police who tracked vice girl killer praised

DETECTIVES who solved one of Bolton's most notorious murders three years after the victim was battered to death are being honoured today.   more...

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

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GCSE results are worth the effort

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Five steps to overcome exam disappointment

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Bolton Girls are making the grade

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Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

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Churchgate’s wall ‘danger to the public’

A METAL wall put up to shield work on a £700,000 revamp of Churchgate has been labelled a danger to the public.   more...

Couple's rape terror nightmare

A FORMER paratrooper raped a woman at knifepoint after tying up her partner and locking him in a garden shed.   more...

Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.   more...

DJ Adam's world trip as a 'couch surfer'

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Computer failure hits post office

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Victim of road accident named

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Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

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Bury Times News

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

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Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.   more...

Victim of road accident named

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Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

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Chorley Citizen Sport

First game for new boss

NEW Chorley manager Paul Lodge should take charge of his first game tonight, after having his debut delayed due to the weather.   more...

Lancashire Evening Telegraph Education

Moving

THOUSANDS of school children across Burnley and Pendle started at new schools yesterday, as the £250million revolution of education in East Lancashire became a reality. We witnessed the historic occasion.   more...

Waging war on junk food

TOUGH new rules aimed at improving school dinners have come into force at the start of the new term. We went to one East Lancashire primary school to see how it was waging war on junk food.   more...

Lancashire Evening Telegraph Letters

Join fight to stop animal experiments

TO mark International Primate Day (Sept 1), I sponsored a European Parliament Declaration, calling for an EU-wide ban on the use of non-human primates in animal experimentation.   more...

Complainer has his facts wrong

THE correspondent who complained about parking at Blackburn railway station was labouring under a misconception.   more...

Solution to MRSA is cleanliness

WHAT? MRSA? In the neo-natal unit? Surely not! Four babies "removed" from unit - perish the thought. Where to? Another unclean unit? Shameful.   more...

Where have the oatcakes gone?

FOR some time now I have been searching in vain or Lancashire oatcakes, but without success.   more...

How Pleasing

By Bill Austin, Bute Road, Blackburn.   more...

Leigh Journal News

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

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Fans get shirt off Anelka’s back

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Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

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Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News

Warning over Spanish lottery scam

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Hunt for M60 six-car crash driver

TRAFFIC officers want to speak to a driver whom they believe was involved in a six-car crash on the M60 but failed to stop.   more...

Victim of road accident named

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Drive to stop the sat-nav thieves

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