Stories for 27 March 2007
1867 To 1887
THE first BEN was a perfect mirror of its town and times; adverts offered the rich £1 shares in the New Nantymwyn Mining Extension Company - and the poor were offered dogskin gloves at three-pence-halfpenny per pair. more...
WITH the first crucial year of publication over, the Bolton Evening News's proprietors decided that if pressmen they were going to be, then they would do the job thoroughly. more...
THE first period of the Bolton Evening News showed how a growing town like Bolton needed its own evening newspaper. more...
BEFORE Manchester or Liverpool had evening newspapers, Bolton had its Evening News - the first independent halfpenny evening paper in England other than a Shipping Gazette in South Shields. more...
THE Chadwick Orphanage, on the corner of Chadwick Street and Bromwich Street, The Haulgh, opened on December 7, 1874. more...
1867: Bolton Evening News launched on March 19 by W F Tillotson in Mawdsley Street. It was the first halfpenny evening paper in the country. more...
BOLTON Town Hall was given a right royal start to life when its doors were thrown open in 1873. more...
1870: April 23 - William Yates, stonemason, killed when he fell off Bullfield cotton mill chimney. more...
SINCE it was set up by scholars and teachers at Christ Church, Deane, in 1874, Bolton Wanderers FC has been a favourite topic in the Bolton Evening News. more...
1871: October 30 - Sir Charles Dilke spoke in Bolton Temperance Hall. Riots and damage to the hall. more...
1874: December 24 - William Baker killed when he fell off his horse bus in Market Street, Farnworth. more...
QUEEN Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 1887, and celebrations took place all across Bolton. more...
1877: January 23 - Explosion at Roscow & Lord's Stonehill Collery, Farnworth, 18 died. more...
IN 1877 a group of public-spirited Bolton citizens inspired the foundation of a Young Ladies' Day School, which was quickly renamed Bolton High School for Girls. more...
1879: April 14 - St Thomas' Church, Dixon Green, built at a cost £8,000, was consecrated. more...
SILVERWELL House has had a long and chequered history. more...
TRAVELLING up Radcliffe Road was an altogether more sedate affair in the 1800s. more...
1882: April 15 - One of the Bolton Market gates fell, killing a watchman. more...
THE railway has played a huge part in Bolton's history as an industrial town. more...
1884: The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway established its Locomotive Works in Horwich and it became one of the country's six major railway towns. Bolton became synonymous with railway craftsmanship for nearly 100 years. more...
Accrington
THREE men have been jailed for a total of more than 17 years after an undercover police operation unearthed a cannabis farm at a Blackburn warehouse. more...
Customers and staff were evacuated from Asda Accrington after a man deliberately set off a fire alarm. more...
Adlington News
A canal side cafe has been identified as one of the hidden gems of Lancashire and added to an alternative tourist map of the region. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
ITEMS ranging from a Victorian desk to a cardboard cutout picture of Bolton boxing hero Amir Khan went under the hammer at Bolton Methodist Mission. more...
ITEMS ranging from a Victorian desk to a cardboard cutout picture of Bolton boxing hero Amir Khan went under the hammer at Bolton Methodist Mission. more...
Audio
Rocking reverend Philip Chew and his band Revisit are releasing their debut single We’re Under Attack. * Listen to one of their tracks. more...
Bacup
THE Mini Mayor of Rossendale joined Rossendale's first citizen, Coun Peter Steen, to open a new playground at Sharneyford Primary School. more...
A SCHOOL has been heralded for its efforts at "going green". more...
Bands In Profile
MANCHESTER legends The Happy Mondays have announced that a new album is definitely in the pipeline, and that they will be touring the UK. more...
A NEW guitar superstore has opened in Manchester. more...
FANCY owning the Arctic Monkeys' fake ID or a drum skin autographed by the Guillemots? more...
GOSSIP, Soul II Soul Soundsystem, Bat For Lashes, Candie Payne, Robyn, Carl Craig, And Mr Scruff have all announced that they are joining the Bestival line-up. more...
LOU Reed has announced that he will appear at the Manchester International Festival, performing his 1973 landmark album Berlin, in its entirety. more...
Love em or hate em, it'll be impossible to avoid Fall Out Boy as the forthcoming single, Thnks Fr The Mmrs, is to be followed by a UK tour. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
Barrowford
AN UNCLE is to scale one of the world's highest mountains to raise money for his severely disabled nephew. more...
Blackburn
A MAN has been jailed for life for brutally murdering his estranged wife — although nobody will ever know what sparked the fatal row. more...
POLICE embarked on an “old fashioned manhunt” when their prime suspect for Nazia Ahmed’s murder disappeared. more...
BLACKBURN Drama Club has notched up record ticket sales for its recent production of Fur Coat and No Knickers. more...
A STRIKING new sculpture soaring 32 feet into the
sky was erected in Blackburn town centre yesterday. more...
THREE men have been jailed for a total of more than 17 years after an undercover police operation unearthed a cannabis farm at a Blackburn warehouse. more...
PARENTS have slammed Blackburn Ice Arena for charging them to pick up their own children. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a mosque have been amended to fit the area better. more...
Pupils at St Silas CE Primary School, Blackburn, look delighted with their report after a recent inspection. more...
A GROUP of mums have been inspired to form their own award-winning cheerleading team after watching their daughters in action. more...
A MAN attacked by burglars in his own home may have to give up his job due to his injuries. more...
Blackpool News
The contents of a garage in Wood Park Road, Blackpool, were destroyed by arson last night. more...
Bob Marchant
Whilst thinking of what to write this month my mind turned to Martin Luther King Jr since he is a particular hero of mine. Many of you will be aware of the modern-day crusade he led to liberate Afro-Americans from the subjugation and apartheid of racism and segregation in post-war USA. more...
Bolton News
PERVERT Alan Naylor was behind bars today - after pleading guilty to a string of sex attacks on two young girls. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
DAVID Cameron hailed the Bolton Lads and Girls club as a model for others to follow during a flying visit. more...
THE BBC has announced it is to move Castaway from its current prime-time slot after ratings hit an all-time low. more...
GUESTS at the Mayor of Westhoughton's annual charity ball have raised about £5,000. more...
YOUNG football fans picked up some tricks of the trade in a coaching session with Wanderers star Quinton Fortune. more...
A VIOLENT man was ordered to pay £100 compensation to his ex-partner after grabbing her by the throat and throwing her out of her home. more...
DAVID Fielding hopes to move a step closer to discovering how haemophilia sufferers became infected with hepatitis C or HIV during the 1970s and 1980s. more...
BOLTON health chiefs are to go into partnership with a developer to build a series of modern health super centres,0 to replace rundown GPs' surgeries. more...
A BUTCHER has brought home the bacon with two prestigious awards for his fresh meat. more...
CABINET minister and Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly has lost a complaint against the Daily Mirror over its coverage of her decision to send her son to a private school offering special-needs education. more...
JUST three months after being released from jail for stealing more than £600,000 from an employer, a man lied to get a job with Greenhalgh's Bakery. more...
A ROW about rubbish has led to plans for a revamp of a housing estate being put on hold. more...
A SPORTSMAN'S dinner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of a football referee who died last year. more...
AN ANGRY passenger threw his pint glass at a taxi window before punching the driver in the face. more...
RESIDENTS who were promised broadband internet connection before Christmas should be up to speed in the next few weeks. more...
STONE features will be added to a new brick shop front in Horwich. more...
HIGH street shoppers still have one week to donate mobile phones to be adapted into life-saving devices for people living with domestic violence. more...
POSTIE Shaun Williams has taken on a challenging new round - delivering mail to front-line troops in Afghanistan. more...
BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving. more...
ITEMS ranging from a Victorian desk to a cardboard cutout picture of Bolton boxing hero Amir Khan went under the hammer at Bolton Methodist Mission. more...
A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
Shock figures out today reveal Bolton has some of the worst dental health in the country. more...
A woman, aged 87, had her handbag snatched by a thug. more...
A PLEA to review the sentence of a paedophile bus driver who filmed himself raping a schoolboy has been rebuffed by the country's top judge. more...
Are you enjoying the lovely weather in Bolton today? Or perhaps you're shivering away somewhere else in the world? more...
Mourners packed into a Westhoughton church to say a final farewell to Sean Green, who was hit by a car on the M61. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true. more...
BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
ITEMS ranging from a Victorian desk to a cardboard cutout picture of Bolton boxing hero Amir Khan went under the hammer at Bolton Methodist Mission. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
Burnley
A CHARITY is to open a school in East Lancashire for bullied children whose parents have withdrawn them from mainstream education. more...
DIESEL vehicle owners are being urged to fill up their engines with a more environmentally-friendly fuel. more...
BURNLEY and Pendle councils' bid to merge looks set to fail. more...
A Burnley vicar who sings in a band may risk arrest today when he plays a protest gig at an American military base. more...
A DRUGS den has been barricaded with steel to keep out users and under-age drinkers. more...
A Burnley school will be making waves this week after launching what is believed to be the country's biggest school radio station. more...
A POLICE support officer has picked up an award for devising a scheme to stop joy-riders pushing cars over the edge of a hillside in Burnley. more...
Bury News
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
MASKED raiders used a sledgehammer to smash their way through the locked entrance door of the Bradford & Bingley bank in Market Street, Bury. They escaped with at least one cash box containing an unspecified amount. more...
Business Headlines
A VISIT to a factory which was once an industrial landmark in Bolton was a bitter-sweet experience for an MP who used to work there. more...
THE future of 84 pubs in Bolton is secure, despite the fact that the chain owning them is selling 1,000 premises across the country. more...
GEORGE Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow have unveiled merger plans to create the UK's biggest housebuilder in the latest wave of consolidation in the sector. more...
Business Review
IT is going to be a great night. more...
A family-owned jack of all trades construction company is looking forward to its fifth birthday with a record turnover and glowing praise for its work from the UK's largest supermarket chain. more...
Name: Chris R Houghton. Born: Bolton, 1965. Company: eVentura. Position: Managing director. more...
JOBSEEKERS in Bolton are reaping the benefits after two support agencies joined forces to help get them back into work. more...
THE award-winning makers of healthy flapjacks have called on Bolton finance experts to satisfy their hunger for growth. more...
Castaway: Follow Erica'S Progress
THE BBC has announced it is to move Castaway from its current prime-time slot after ratings hit an all-time low. more...
Centurions' Updates
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Chorley News
A single mum received a 12-month conditional discharge when she appeared before court after admitting claiming almost £3,000 in benefits she was not entitled to. more...
THREE thousand householders in Chorley have a new landlord. more...
Clarets News
DETERMINED Jon Harley has targeted back-to-back wins to lift Burnley out of the doldrums. more...
Burnley season ticket holders will be able to get kitted out for bargain prices, with Saturday's special sale in the Clarets Superstore of up to 50 per cent. more...
Clayton-Le-Moors
THREE men have been jailed for a total of more than 17 years after an undercover police operation unearthed a cannabis farm at a Blackburn warehouse. more...
Cricket Round-Up
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Standish Cricket Club have signed Pakistan international, Bazid Khan, as their professional for the new season which gets underway at the end of next month. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Darwen
DESCENDANTS of an Australian soldier who died in Darwen shortly after the First World War are being sought by the Royal British Legion. more...
CLASSIC car enthusiasts are taking part in a 1,700-mile rally over Easter to raise money for charity. more...
Education
A Burnley school will be making waves this week after launching what is believed to be the country's biggest school radio station. more...
A CHARITY is to open a school in East Lancashire for bullied children whose parents have withdrawn them from mainstream education. more...
Pupils at St Silas CE Primary School, Blackburn, look delighted with their report after a recent inspection. more...
A SCHOOL has been heralded for its efforts at "going green". more...
THE Mini Mayor of Rossendale joined Rossendale's first citizen, Coun Peter Steen, to open a new playground at Sharneyford Primary School. more...
HUNDREDS of pupils are to benefit from a multi-million pound makeover of primary schools and children's centres. more...
Education News
ANGRY young rebels, quitters, escapists and cool dudes - these are just some of the terms used to define today's teenagers. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
The original melon-twisting Madchester bad boys the Happy Mondays are heading to Preston! more...
Gig Guide
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
Gigs Throughout The North-West
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
FORMER Stands frontman Howie Payne will play at the Soundhouse on Friday. more...
Great Harwood
A CAR park blighted by poor drainage is to get a £95,000 makeover to stop it flooding during bad weather. more...
John Myles Column
It's good to know that whatever happens against Chelski in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Old Trafford, two Rovers players have already graced the new Wembley. more...
Lancashire Ccc
MAL Loye admits his Old Trafford team-mates are burdened by the expectation of landing Lancashire an elusive County Championship title. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Latest Sport
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
A SPORTSMAN'S dinner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of a football referee who died last year. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Letters
BLACKBURN Rovers deserve all the plaudits and praise for their initiative in reducing the cost of season tickets. more...
I WONDER if any Telegraph readers could enlighten me on the strategy of the Post Office in Blackburn. more...
I MUST express my disappointment at the rejection of the judicial review for the Karim family (LT, March 21). more...
LAWYERS demonstrating outside Parliament about legal aid reforms indicates the Government has got it right. more...
Leyland News
Owl rescue hero, Barn Owl Bill, is back on the road thanks to generous donations from the local community. more...
Lindsay Hoyle
In a packed House of Commons, Gordon Brown delivered his final Budget and announced that spending on public services is set to increase with investment in education rising to its highest ever level. more...
This week I welcomed visitors from Chorley's Lifestyle Centre for the over 50s. more...
The Chorley Capers entertained audiences throughout the weekend with their production at the Chorley Little Theatre. more...
Local Band Videos
A MAN has been jailed for life for brutally murdering his estranged wife — although nobody will ever know what sparked the fatal row. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Local Sports Updates
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Lord Greaves
THAT was indeed the week that was. The budget in which Gordon Brown sprung his rhetorical trick at the end and a 2p cut in tax that turned out to be no such thing. more...
Lower Darwen News
AN amateur footballer is recovering in hospital after suffering a sickening leg break at the weekend. more...
Margo
At 18, I was working, and doing a bit of courting, paying my way at home and learning the fact that if you wanted something, you damn well had to work for it. more...
More Sports News
Sajid Mahmood believes England will be inspired by Kevin Pietersen's coronation as the world's top one-day batsman. more...
Nelson
PARENTS have been urged to keep an eye on their children after a man tried to lure an 11-year-old boy into his car. more...
News
A trader is demanding compensation after his takings plummeted because a huge trench has been dug right across the front of his shop. more...
Old Pals: Keeping In Touch Around The World
We are arranging the Whitecroft School Fifth Annual Reunion to be held at Smithills and Heaton Conservative Club, Chorley Old Road, on Saturday, April 14, from 8pm. Admission £1. more...
We are arranging the Whitecroft School Fifth Annual Reunion to be held at Smithills and Heaton Conservative Club, Chorley Old Road, on Saturday, April 14, from 8pm. Admission £1. more...
We are arranging the Whitecroft School Fifth Annual Reunion to be held at Smithills and Heaton Conservative Club, Chorley Old Road, on Saturday, April 14, from 8pm. Admission £1. more...
We are arranging the Whitecroft School Fifth Annual Reunion to be held at Smithills and Heaton Conservative Club, Chorley Old Road, on Saturday, April 14, from 8pm. Admission £1. more...
Oswaldtwistle
TRIBUTES have been paid to an amateur light opera singer who died suddenly at his Oswaldtwistle home. more...
THREE men have been jailed for a total of more than 17 years after an undercover police operation unearthed a cannabis farm at a Blackburn warehouse. more...
Padiham News
UNION bosses have admitted that attempts to keep the jobs at a factory earmarked for closure are futile'. more...
A FUNDRAISING evening in aid of a woman who has been left blind and partially paralysed raised hundreds of pounds. more...
Pendle News
A MAN spared from death with the help of former Nelson solicitor Sajjad Karim has backed the MEP's fight to abolish the death penalty. more...
Preston News
The original melon-twisting Madchester bad boys the Happy Mondays are heading to Preston! more...
Public Transport
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved. more...
Ramsbottom
AN AWARD winning East Lancashire woman has been re-appointed to Greater Manchester Police board. more...
Rawtenstall
A SCHOOL has been heralded for its efforts at "going green". more...
Rossendale United
ANDREW Connolly's dream of making Rossendale United a force in non-league football has turned sour - but he insists the crisis-hit club will not go out of business. more...
Rounders Updates
ROUNDERS: WITH Summer Rounders fast approaching, the Bolton Winter Leagues are all but complete. more...
Bolton Ladies Rounders League start their season with the Champion of Champions match on Sunday at Radcliffe CC (1pm), when Bolton Champions Rupert Ladies A meet Fishpool A Champions of Bury. The return match will be played on Hulton Lane (1pm) on Sunday, April 22. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes is hopeful his defensive rock Ryan Nelsen WILL be fit to face Wayne Rooney and Manchester United this weekend. more...
TICKETS for Blackburn Rovers' eagerly-awaited FA Cup semi-final showdown with Chelsea at Old Trafford are due to go on sale later this week. more...
Blackburn Rovers striker Francis Jeffers could rejoin Ipswich for the rest of the season after making a quicker-than-expected recovery from injury. more...
Blackburn Rovers youngster Bryan Hodge has vowed to knuckle down and concentrate on trying to make a career for himself in the professional game following a rollicking from manager Mark Hughes. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Bolton Mets 26 Cadishead 4
BOLTON Mets completed their most successful ever season with a comfortable victory over Cadishead. more...
Accrington Lions Jnrs 14 Bolton Mets Juniors 28
The Mets prevented any celebration by Accrington who were playing their last match before moving to Blackburn. more...
Westhoughton Lions U-13s 30 Orrell St James U-13s 32
The Lions showed grit and determination in a hard-fought match. more...
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Rugby Union Round-Up
Fleetwood 2nd 21 Bolton 2nd 5
Bolton came back down to earth with a bump against top of the league Fleetwood. 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...
Shakers Updates
IN a season that has seen Bury famously fall foul of FA rules, it could be another piece of legislation from the sport's governing body which eventually decides their future in League Two. more...
IN a season that has seen Bury famously fall foul of FA rules, it could be another piece of legislation from the sport's governing body which eventually decides their future in League Two. more...
A GENEROUS Shakers fan has dipped his hand in his pocket to enable supporters to travel to this weekend's crunch clash at Boston for half-price. more...
Soccer Headlines
IN a season that has seen Bury famously fall foul of FA rules, it could be another piece of legislation from the sport's governing body which eventually decides their future in League Two. more...
PREVIEW: Atherton LR v Newecastle Town more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
A SPORTSMAN'S dinner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of a football referee who died last year. more...
PREVIEW: Atherton LR v Newecastle Town more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
IN a season that has seen Bury famously fall foul of FA rules, it could be another piece of legislation from the sport's governing body which eventually decides their future in League Two. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Sport
Tickets for Blackburn Rovers' eagerly-awaited FA Cup semi-final showdown with Chelsea at Old Trafford are due to go on sale. more...
Sport Editor'S Blog
ENGLAND manager Steve McClaren woke this morning to ferocious headlines. more...
Sport From Around The Area
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
PREVIEW: Atherton LR v Newecastle Town more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
PREVIEW: Atherton LR v Newecastle Town more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Leigh Centurions 60, London Skolars 22: more...
Astley & Tyldesley made the long trip to Norfolk for their Premier League match with Norwich on Sunday. more...
Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Sporting Highlights
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Stanley News
JOHN Coleman hailed the team spirit within his Accrington Stanley camp as one of the key contributing factors in them winning the Nationwide Conference title and promotion back to the Football League last season. more...
Stephen Cummings
THERE are certain phrases that keep cropping up when you're in a relegation scrap. "Must-win game" is one of them. "Six-pointer" is another. more...
Stephen Lowe
"CAN we play you every week" is surely the fans' favourite end-of-match terrace song to their opposing number, and the song rang out around the Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday as the Hereford team were sent home soundly beaten. more...
Steve Mcclaren: Have Your Say
THE only good thing about Steve McClaren as England manager is that he is English. more...
THE clamour for Steve McClaren's head in the wake of England's failure to beat Israel is as deafening as it is hysterical. more...
England coach Steve McClaren has rejected reports of a rift with star striker Wayne Rooney. more...
STEVE McClaren could be just 90 minutes from the sack as England manager. more...
Theatre
OF course you culture vultures out there will probably be well aware it's World Theatre Day today - and what better way to mark the occasion than visiting Blackpool Grand Theatre's Young At Art evening. more...
Theatre Reviews
ThIs production of Richard Morris's musical proved a real triumph for youth. more...
Wanderers News
WANDERERS star Nicolas Anelka has reiterated his desire to stay at the Reebok - for now. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving. more...
A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving. more...
A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true. more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think? more...
Waterfoot
A SCHOOL has been heralded for its efforts at "going green". more...
We Say
RUTH Kelly is naturally disappointed that she has lost her Press Complaints Council complaint against the Daily Mirror over its coverage of her decision to send her son to a private special needs school. more...
DAVID Cameron was right to say that Bolton Lads and Girls Club is an example for others to follow. more...
Whalley
A TASTE of a Victorian classroom left youngsters at a Whalley school happy to return to 21st century lessons. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
CLIMBERS are being urged to take part in the Six Peaks charity challenge. more...
MUMS have the chance to wind down ahead of the kids' Easter holidays at a free event on Thursday. more...
CHARITY champions who want to race their way to collecting cash for The Stroke Association can grab a place at this year's Great Manchester Run. more...
MUSICIANS are being sought to form an orchestra to take part in a community festival. more...
Wigan News
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned. more...
You Say
I WRITE with regard to the narrowing of Crompton Way. I would first like to clarify that the Conservative group is not opposed to the reduction of accidents. more...
IN the Bolton Scene of March 7, there is an article, "Bolton Services Among the Best", about the council getting top ratings from the Audit Commission for the fourth consecutive year. more...
IT is good to see the many children taking part in amateur productions in The Bolton News, but I am sorry to note that one has been missed, and I would like to congratulate the Canon Slade recent production of Les Miserables. more...
HAVING read the "Westminster Watch" by Chris Moncrieff (March 14), is it not time that you looked for a replacement for your elderly correspondent. more...
THE EU's new Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action Programmes were launched on January 1, 2007. more...
WITH reference to Harwood Quarry, I would like to point out that the main entrance to St Brendan's School is not Brookfold Lane, but off Longsight, near the church. more...
AFTER spending a week out of the country, one of the first things I did on my return was to check out the letters in The Bolton News. more...
Your Photos
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Bury Times News
MASKED raiders used a sledgehammer to smash their way through the locked entrance door of the Bradford & Bingley bank in Market Street, Bury. They escaped with at least one cash box containing an unspecified amount.
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A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned.
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Bury Times Sport
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think?
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Chorley Citizen News
A canal side cafe has been identified as one of the hidden gems of Lancashire and added to an alternative tourist map of the region.
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A single mum received a 12-month conditional discharge when she appeared before court after admitting claiming almost £3,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.
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THREE thousand householders in Chorley have a new landlord.
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Lancashire Telegraph Education
A Burnley school will be making waves this week after launching what is believed to be the country's biggest school radio station.
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A CHARITY is to open a school in East Lancashire for bullied children whose parents have withdrawn them from mainstream education.
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Pupils at St Silas CE Primary School, Blackburn, look delighted with their report after a recent inspection.
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THE Mini Mayor of Rossendale joined Rossendale's first citizen, Coun Peter Steen, to open a new playground at Sharneyford Primary School.
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A SCHOOL has been heralded for its efforts at "going green".
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HUNDREDS of pupils are to benefit from a multi-million pound makeover of primary schools and children's centres.
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Lancashire Telegraph Letters
BLACKBURN Rovers deserve all the plaudits and praise for their initiative in reducing the cost of season tickets.
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I WONDER if any Telegraph readers could enlighten me on the strategy of the Post Office in Blackburn.
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I MUST express my disappointment at the rejection of the judicial review for the Karim family (LT, March 21).
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LAWYERS demonstrating outside Parliament about legal aid reforms indicates the Government has got it right.
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Lancashire Telegraph Sport
Sajid Mahmood believes England will be inspired by Kevin Pietersen's coronation as the world's top one-day batsman.
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Leigh Journal News
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved.
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BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving.
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A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true.
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Leigh Journal Sport
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Astley & Tyldesley made the long trip to Norfolk for their Premier League match with Norwich on Sunday.
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The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think?
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Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa.
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COMPETITION holders Leigh Centurions sneaked into the last 16 of the Northern Rail Cup despite winning only half of their group games.
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Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News
TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved.
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Prestwich And Whitefield Guide Sport
The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think?
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The Bolton News Business
Name: Chris R Houghton. Born: Bolton, 1965. Company: eVentura. Position: Managing director.
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JOBSEEKERS in Bolton are reaping the benefits after two support agencies joined forces to help get them back into work.
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THE award-winning makers of healthy flapjacks have called on Bolton finance experts to satisfy their hunger for growth.
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A VISIT to a factory which was once an industrial landmark in Bolton was a bitter-sweet experience for an MP who used to work there.
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THE future of 84 pubs in Bolton is secure, despite the fact that the chain owning them is selling 1,000 premises across the country.
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GEORGE Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow have unveiled merger plans to create the UK's biggest housebuilder in the latest wave of consolidation in the sector.
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IT is going to be a great night.
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A family-owned jack of all trades construction company is looking forward to its fifth birthday with a record turnover and glowing praise for its work from the UK's largest supermarket chain.
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The Bolton News News
ITEMS ranging from a Victorian desk to a cardboard cutout picture of Bolton boxing hero Amir Khan went under the hammer at Bolton Methodist Mission.
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BOLTON health chiefs are to go into partnership with a developer to build a series of modern health super centres,0 to replace rundown GPs' surgeries.
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DAVID Fielding hopes to move a step closer to discovering how haemophilia sufferers became infected with hepatitis C or HIV during the 1970s and 1980s.
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A BUTCHER has brought home the bacon with two prestigious awards for his fresh meat.
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CABINET minister and Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly has lost a complaint against the Daily Mirror over its coverage of her decision to send her son to a private school offering special-needs education.
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JUST three months after being released from jail for stealing more than £600,000 from an employer, a man lied to get a job with Greenhalgh's Bakery.
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ANGRY young rebels, quitters, escapists and cool dudes - these are just some of the terms used to define today's teenagers.
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Shock figures out today reveal Bolton has some of the worst dental health in the country.
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BOLTON is in the grip of a dental crisis.
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A woman, aged 87, had her handbag snatched by a thug.
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A PLEA to review the sentence of a paedophile bus driver who filmed himself raping a schoolboy has been rebuffed by the country's top judge.
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PERVERT Alan Naylor was behind bars today - after pleading guilty to a string of sex attacks on two young girls.
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A ROW about rubbish has led to plans for a revamp of a housing estate being put on hold.
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A RUTHLESS duo who stole from the homes of 10 Bolton pensioners after posing as workmen could strike again, police have warned.
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Are you enjoying the lovely weather in Bolton today? Or perhaps you're shivering away somewhere else in the world?
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DAVID Cameron hailed the Bolton Lads and Girls club as a model for others to follow during a flying visit.
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A SPORTSMAN'S dinner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of a football referee who died last year.
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AN ANGRY passenger threw his pint glass at a taxi window before punching the driver in the face.
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RESIDENTS who were promised broadband internet connection before Christmas should be up to speed in the next few weeks.
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STONE features will be added to a new brick shop front in Horwich.
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HIGH street shoppers still have one week to donate mobile phones to be adapted into life-saving devices for people living with domestic violence.
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A BOLTON busker's dream of hearing his song played at the Reebok Stadium is about to come true.
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TWO bus services - due to be axed because of falling passenger numbers - have been reprieved.
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POSTIE Shaun Williams has taken on a challenging new round - delivering mail to front-line troops in Afghanistan.
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THE BBC has announced it is to move Castaway from its current prime-time slot after ratings hit an all-time low.
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GUESTS at the Mayor of Westhoughton's annual charity ball have raised about £5,000.
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Mourners packed into a Westhoughton church to say a final farewell to Sean Green, who was hit by a car on the M61.
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YOUNG football fans picked up some tricks of the trade in a coaching session with Wanderers star Quinton Fortune.
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BOLTON Wanderers have been accused of scoring an own goal when it comes to charitable giving.
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A VIOLENT man was ordered to pay £100 compensation to his ex-partner after grabbing her by the throat and throwing her out of her home.
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The Bolton News Sport
Sajid Mahmood is ready to sacrifice his natural pace to try to find the consistency required to establish himself as a member of England's World Cup attack.
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Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa.
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The clamour for Steve McClaren's head as England manager is growing by the minute. But what do you think?
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Karl Brown will be hoping to continue his impressive start to pre-season today when Lancashire take on county rivals Durham in South Africa.
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THE clamour for Steve McClaren's head in the wake of England's failure to beat Israel is as deafening as it is hysterical.
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A SPORTSMAN'S dinner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of a football referee who died last year.
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