Stories for 18 June 2007
Accrington
A MOTORIST has admitted careless driving while twice over the limit following a crash which killed his best friend. more...
Alan Calvert
THIS is an appeal to people in their 60s or early 70s who were at the Majestic cinema in Daubhill, Bolton on June 10, 1957. more...
Amir Khan: Latest News
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
Bamber Bridge News
Eight people have been arrested in Bamber Bridge this morning as part of a police crackdown on drugs. more...
Bands In Profile
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
ONE of the promoters involved in the Live Music and Drinking Festival has suggested that a surprise guest may be unveiled on the Friday of the event. more...
NEW band The Right Hands will be playing at the Soundhouse on Friday, June 22, as part of Death 2 The DJ's "Glasto warmup." more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
Bank Top News
A COUPLE have been fined after a dog was found less than half the weight it should have been. more...
Barrowford
A GYM manager raised £950 for Pendleside Hospice by climbing the Three Peaks. more...
Bastwell News
GUNSHOTS were fired at a home today in what may be linked to row between two groups. more...
Billington News
THE future of an under-threat school bus service has been secured for the next school year. more...
Blackburn
HEALTH chiefs have come under fire for proposing to axe the only official bereavement counsellor for two hospitals as part of £15.6million of cuts. more...
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
INTRODUCING free parking to parts of Blackburn town centre could increase congestion, according to the town's former regeneration chief. more...
RYAN Hartley, 18, of Hardman Street, was committed on bail for sentence at Preston Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates and pleaded guilty to burglary at a house in Stansfeld Street. more...
FOUR adults and a 15-year-old boy were ordered to stand trial at Preston Crown Court when they appeared before Blackburn magistrates. more...
A MAN took offence and damaged a former friend's car wing mirror when he was refused a lift. more...
A MAN accused of raping a 13-year-old boy at a multi-storey car park was arrested almost eight years later following a DNA match, a court was told. more...
Blackpool News
A Blackpool man who was a contestant on the ITV show Britain's Got Talent was kicked-off after police alerted producers he was on the sex offenders' register. more...
A man questioned about the death and suspected sexual assault of Stuart Lubbock at the former home of Michael Barrymore has been released on bail. more...
Comic Bernard Manning - a regular performer in Blackpool during his year career - has died. more...
Bolton News
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
Many of the 1,500 women who walked eight miles to raise more than £145,000 for Bolton Hospice are describing their efforts on this website. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
Hospital bosses in Bolton are in talks with the firm that provides TV, telephone and Internet access to patients, amid claims sick people are being targeted by high-pressure salesmen. more...
Commuters faced big delays after two lanes of the M61 were closed following a lorry fire. more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
Five men from Bolton accused of violent disorder have appeared in court. more...
RAM raiders used a four-wheel drive vehicle to smash in to a Bolton department store where they looted thousands of pounds worth of perfume. more...
Smokers who work at a Bolton supermarket will be swapping a cigarette break for some quiet time. more...
A £15 MILLION eight-storey apartment block will be built at a town centre site where Samuel Crompton is thought to have started work on his Spinning Mule. more...
A three-vehicle crash in Bolton is causing major hold-ups and drivers are advised to avoid the area if possible. more...
CYCLING is one of the healthiest and most environmentally friendly ways to take exercise and see the country at the same time - and more of us are doing it . . . more...
HUNDREDS of people packed into Leverhulme Park to celebrate the end of a seven-year project which has transformed some of Bolton's most deprived communities. more...
A HORWICH trailer manufacturer is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge expansion in Ireland. more...
TWO neighbouring church communities will be singing from the same hymn sheet during the summer. more...
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults. more...
Controversial stand-up comedian Bernard Manning has died in hospital at the age of 76. more...
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults. more...
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
Brierfield
A BURGLAR has been jailed for 29 months - after a witness recognised his his dog. more...
Brockhall News
THE future of an under-threat school bus service has been secured for the next school year. more...
Burnley
HEALTH chiefs have come under fire for proposing to axe the only official bereavement counsellor for two hospitals as part of £15.6million of cuts. more...
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Police are investigating a fire at a house which they suspect was being used as cannabis factory. more...
A CARER who attacked a man in a Burnley bar walked free from the town's crown court. more...
A DRUNKEN man who sank his teeth into two police officers spent £160 a month on alcohol, a court was told. more...
AN over-the-limit driver was holding down two jobs to try and meet £20,000 debts left by his former partner, a court was told.. more...
A NEW superschool will be one of the most environmentally-friendly colleges in the country. more...
A WORKER ignored a road block and sparked a police chase because he was late for his shift, a court was told. more...
THE parents of a brave seven-year-old boy have told of his battle with cancer. more...
A DATE has been set for a public inquiry into plans to build a school in Towneley Park. more...
Bury News
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes. more...
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre. more...
Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes. more...
Business
Being fired by Alan Sugar has not dented Glaswegian Ghazal Asif's self-confidence who plans to be a millionaire by the age of thirty. more...
Business Headlines
A HORWICH trailer manufacturer is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge expansion in Ireland. more...
Chorley Cc Reports
Former Lancashire all-rounder Ian Austin hit an unbeaten 82 as St Annes comfortably beat Chorley by eight wickets on Saturday. more...
Chorley Fc News
Gerry Luczka's first new signing of the summer has been confirmed as defender Stuart Howson. more...
Chorley News
Former council leader John Wilson, aged 68, has died suddenly. more...
Clarets News
BURNLEY striker Kyle Lafferty is understood to be a transfer target for Championship rivals Wolves. more...
Clarets reject Garreth O'Connor has admitted the last 12 months have been worst year of his life. more...
Clitheroe
Clitheroe Castle Museum will close for redevelopment on July 1 and reopen in Spring 2009. more...
Colne
A TEENAGER was left with severe facial injuries when he was attacked while getting out of his car. more...
A PRIMARY school has come up blooming after vandals trashed a garden planted by the children. more...
Comedy
MY interview with Ted Robbins was set up to promote his show Ted Sez Les, coming to Blackburn on June 23. But we ended up chatting about everything from his wife’s new salsa class to Jeremy Kyle. more...
LEGENDARY punk poet John Cooper Clarke is coming to Blackburn on June 22 in a rare intimate gig. more...
PHOENIX Nights star Justin Moorhouse is bringing his autumn stand-up comedy tour "Who's The Daddy?" to Blackburn on September 23 and Burnley on September 8. more...
IF YOU enjoyed the TV series Grumpy Old Women you're in for a treat because the stage version of the show is coming to Blackburn on November 7. more...
IF YOU enjoyed the TV series Grumpy Old Women you're in for a treat because the stage version of the show is coming to Preston on November 8, 9 and 25. more...
Cricket Round-Up
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Darwen
A FILM released nationally at the weekend features the homegrown talent of a Darwen schoolgirl in a lead role. more...
A PRIMARY school in Darwen has been rated as good in all areas in an Ofsted report. more...
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
A TOWN council for Darwen is a step closer after MP Janet Anderson threw her weight behind the idea. more...
A DARWEN woman was blinded in one eye when she was attacked by her boyfriend in a hotel room, a jury was told. more...
Dear Massi
Dear Massi, I want to get married to my girlfriend but she is from a poorer family than mine. more...
Dear Massi, My husband sometimes comes to bed late saying he watches Bollywood movies till 3 'clock in the morning. more...
East Lancashire News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Edenfield News
A MAN has been banned from using his farm as a HGV operating centre after residents said their lives were being made a misery. more...
Education
A NEW superschool will be one of the most environmentally-friendly colleges in the country. more...
A PRIMARY school has come up blooming after vandals trashed a garden planted by the children. more...
England And Lancashire Updates
LANCASHIRE will be hoping to make it third time lucky on Monday in their attempts to bowl a side out for victory on the final day of a County Championship match. more...
Everest Exhibition Photos
Lancashire photographer, Stanley Jeeves more...
Lancashire photographer, Stanley Jeeves more...
Features
Ask Muslim parents about the new Nasiha' course being piloted in some mosques and Madrassahs and most won't know what it is. Isn't it about time we found out says Salim Bhorat
Ruth Kelly secretary of state for communities and local government, has in conjunction with the Bradford Council of Mosques recently launched the country's first ever citizenship curriculum for madrassahs. more...
With the wedding season upon us the spinsters and bachelors amongst us start panicking about being placed on that odious shelf. more...
Forthcoming Gigs
RESPECTED rocker Paul Carrack has announced his UK tour dates including a show in Preston on January 23. more...
Frank Mckenna
This year Preston-based Booths supermarkets celebrates its 160th anniversary - an incredible milestone for any business. more...
Gig Guide
Dream Theater have announced a date in Blackburn on November 11. more...
Golf Updates
THE winners of the last two Bolton Golf Association Championships go head-to-head on Monday night in a mouthwatering quarter-final showdown. more...
Health
HEALTH chiefs have come under fire for proposing to axe the only official bereavement counsellor for two hospitals as part of £15.6million of cuts. more...
HOSPITALS in East Lancashire are complying with hygiene standards, a new report has revealed. more...
Health News
Smokers who work at a Bolton supermarket will be swapping a cigarette break for some quiet time. more...
Horwich
A DETACHED house will be built on the site of a demolished Horwich bungalow. more...
A HORWICH trailer manufacturer is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge expansion in Ireland. more...
Hyndburn News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Ice Hockey Updates
Manchester Phoenix Director of Hockey Tony Hand MBE has confirmed his intention to continue playing for at least one more season. more...
Manchester Phoenix will be fighting their next campaign on two fronts after the English Ice Hockey Association approved an application from the club to enter a team in the English National Ice Hockey League for season 2007-08. more...
Lancashire
QUARRY operators are urging people to stay away from dangerous sites during the hot summer months. more...
Lancashire League
CHURCH were totally demolished at West End on Saturday by a virtual one-man wrecking ball in the shape of classy Kiwi Shanan Stewart. more...
CRAIG McMillan toasted his return to the Lancashire League with a fine century for Nelson - although it was all in vain as Burnley came out on top to move into third place. more...
Lancs Gigs
LIVERPOOL-based punk band The Dead 60s will be touring the UK this summer with live dates booked for Manchester and Wigan. more...
Lancs Museums
THE Jerwood Contemporary Painters exhibition will be on show in Salford between June 30 and September 23. more...
Lancs Theatre
Cirque du Soleil has surpassed itself with Delirium - the new show, currently on a 15-country arena tour. We spoke to show singer Chad Oliver ahead of the dates in Manchester on October 8 and 9. more...
HE'S been accused of being a love rat, but now everyone's favourite scoundrel Darren Day is playing King Rat in The Lowry's Christmas pantomime. more...
FORMER Boyzone star Stephen Gately has announced he is to take the leading roll in rock opera Godspell, coming to Manchester this autumn. more...
Former X Factor contestant Andy Steed is preparing to hit the stage in Manchester as eight-year-old Peter Ingham in Tracy Beaker Gets Real from July 25 to July 28. more...
Langho
THE future of an under-threat school bus service has been secured for the next school year. more...
Latest Sport
LANCASHIRE will be hoping to make it third time lucky on Monday in their attempts to bowl a side out for victory on the final day of a County Championship match. more...
Bolton League Round-up more...
DALE Tyrer and Matt Parr set a new Association record with the highest opening stand in the history of the Bolton Association. more...
Bolton Association Round-up more...
THE winners of the last two Bolton Golf Association Championships go head-to-head on Monday night in a mouthwatering quarter-final showdown. more...
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Leigh Headlines
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults. more...
LEIGH Centurions' chances of a third straight league victory were wrecked by an aerial bombardment. more...
PASSIONATE gardeners Rod and Marion Raines are opening their pride and joy to the public to raise money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice.. more...
DALE Tyrer and Matt Parr set a new record with the highest opening stand in the history of the Bolton Association. more...
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults. more...
Letters
THE sad faces of people living in the village area of Huncoat reflect their despair at the plans being put forward for yet more industrial development in the front garden' of local people's pride and joy. more...
YOUR newspaper has highlighted the pig-racing at the Lancashire and Ribble Valley Garden and Countryside Festival. more...
I REFER to the letter from June Ellison, Cyprus Street, Darwen (June 12) where she states that my figures showing Labour gaining more votes than the Conservatives and Lib Dems in Darwen don't add up. more...
With reference to your story and website video about the teenager who filmed himself driving at 140mph. more...
Leyland News
A new exhibition showing amazing pictures of the Sherpa communities in Nepal who live at the foot of Mount Everest has opened at a Leyland museum. more...
Local Cricket
Nick Dougherty finished the US Open in joint seventh place to be the highest placed British competitor. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Lytham News
Police have named a woman whose body was found on the beach in St Annes on Sunday morning. more...
St Annes has moved a step closer to having its own state-of-the-art health centre after planning permission for a primary care centre was granted. more...
Midnight Memories Walk
Doctors and nurses from the eye unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital were sponsored by their patients. more...
The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Barbara Ronson, left, and Susan Williams, Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Bolton West joined in the friendly atmosphere more...
Staff from Warburtons were all set for the off more...
Staff and friends represented The Bolton News more...
Staff from The Beach Hut, a tanning studio in Tonge Moor Road, with customers and friends who joined the walk more...
Kelly Godwin, left, Keeley Crompton, centre, and June Phillips who joined the walkers in memory of Kelly's Auntie Annie. more...
The leaders of the walk included Dr Barbara Downes, left, and consultant at Bolton Hospice and Judith Bromley, Hospice Trustee. more...
More Sports News
Andrew Strauss reaped the rewards for his hard work and perseverance by making his first major contribution of the series to prevent West Indies taking control of the final npower Test. more...
STUART Pearce has defended Blackburn Rovers striker Matt Derbyshire after the youngster netted England's controversial second in last night's Under-21 European Championships success over Serbia. more...
ANDY Roddick became the joint most successful player in the history of the Artois Championships by beating Nicolas Mahut to win his fourth Queen's title. more...
GRAEME Hick has spelt out his desire to continue playing county cricket after the Worcestershire batsman became only the 16th player to complete 40,000 first-class runs. more...
MICHAEL Hunt - the 2006 Northern Order of Merit winner - is among a handful of East Lancashire golfers taking part in the British Amateur Championships, held at Royal Lytham & St Annes. more...
Craig Fort climbed to joint eighth in golf's Northern Order of Merit after defending the Trafalgar Trophy at his home course Nelson. more...
BLACKBURN'S Nick Dougherty has stormed back into golf's top 100 world ranking following his heroics at the US Open. more...
Nelson
A NEW superschool will be one of the most environmentally-friendly colleges in the country. more...
News
A man turned a terrace house into a training centre for vicious fighting dogs using a treadmill and muscle-building tablets to build their strength. more...
A gang who distract shopkeepers while they steal gold and jewels could have struck again. more...
A teenager was spotted dealing drugs after leaving straight from prayers at his mosque. more...
News Round-Up
IT was meant to be a normal affair - but footballer Gary Neville's wedding to fianceé Emma Hadfield was anything but run-of-the-mill. more...
FOUR new detached homes with double garages will be built in Heaton after being approved by Bolton Council's planning and highways committee. more...
A CASH machine will be installed at a Kearsley petrol station desite a 29-signature petition from residents and businesses opposing the plan. more...
TWO neighbouring church communities will be singing from the same hymn sheet during the summer. more...
Do you have a story, picture or news of any events in the Ainsworth area? more...
Do you have a story, picture or news of any events in the Ramsbottom area? more...
Oswaldtwistle
A MOTORIST has admitted careless driving while twice over the limit following a crash which killed his best friend. more...
Padiham News
A WORKER ignored a road block and sparked a police chase because he was late for his shift, a court was told. more...
Pendle News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
A NEW superschool will be one of the most environmentally-friendly colleges in the country. more...
Preston News
Police are hunting a man who walked out of the Royal Preston Hospital with a potentially lethal amount of drugs. more...
A Preston woman who founded a project to support thousands of black and Asian women across Lancashire has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. more...
Thousands of people flocked to Preston docklands at the weekend for the city's annual Riversway Festival. more...
Preston's new Marks and Spencer store has created 100 new jobs. more...
Comic Bernard Manning, a regular performer in Preston during his 30 year career, has died. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell. more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends. more...
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
Ribble Valley News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Rishton
THREE people have been arrested in connection with a vandalism spree in which four churches were targeted. more...
Rising Bridge News
A MOTORIST has admitted careless driving while twice over the limit following a crash which killed his best friend. more...
Rossendale News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers fans were given the most value for money during last season, according to a survey. more...
AMERICAN-based businessman Daniel Williams is believed to be the man spearheading a consortium looking to buy Blackburn Rovers - although the club last night insisted a takeover deal is NOT imminent. more...
Samlesbury News
BOSSES at BAE Systems have played down reports the United States is to open its own corruption investigation into arms deals. 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...
Shadsworth News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket. more...
Shear Brow News
A LIBERAL Democrat group has been criticised for promoting a member accused of benefit fraud to be its deputy leader. more...
Smoking Ban In 2007
Smokers who work at a Bolton supermarket will be swapping a cigarette break for some quiet time. more...
Sport
Enough has been written about playing in the top leagues but in the lower leagues it takes real character to make a name for yourself. more...
Sport From Around The Area
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Bolton Association Round-up more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley have taken over at one of the town's best-loved pubs in a bid to increase the cash coming into the club. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
DJ Sara Cox has told how she was landed with a £900 vet's bill when her dog, Snoop, was put under a general anaesthetic because of a problem claw. more...
Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes. more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes. more...
ANNIE Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. more...
Theatre
Christopher Biggins is taking a jump to the left, and then a step to the right with a role as narrator in The Rocky Horror Show in Blackpool from June 18 to 23. more...
Wanderers News
WANDERERS may have to brace themselves for a battle to keep hold of Jussi Jaaskelainen. more...
Anelka for Arsenal, and Gillespie deal back on - the latest cyberspace reports. more...
WANDERERS may have to brace themselves for a battle to keep hold of Jussi Jaaskelainen. more...
We Say
NO doubt Bolton Wanderers fans will be disappointed that their team has been named by Lord Stevens in his final report into alleged transfer irregularities. more...
IT is vital that Bolton wins the battle against obesity and the opening of a new gym by Olympic silver medallist boxer Amir Khan should win a few more converts to the town's keep fit campaign. more...
Westhoughton
TEENAGE rugby players have been awarded for coaching young students. more...
A PIECE of land which has been turned into a dumping ground could be tidied-up. more...
What'S On In And Around Bury
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting. more...
You Say
I FOLLOWED with interest the recent campaign about using mobile phones. What about the motorists not wearing seatbelts? more...
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to say thank you on behalf of myself and my family, for the efforts made by The Bolton News, Bolton Parish Church, and all others concerned, in making it possible for us to have a memorial service for our Alan (Alan Ball), last Saturday, June 9, at the Parish Church. more...
TO the person who stole two conifers in large blue ceramic pots from either side of my window on Tuesday night, I hope you are so proud of yourself. more...
THE landlord of the town centre's The Sweet Green Tavern received "star" treatment on this page in his lengthy rebuke to my pal Peter Fairchild, who wrote to express his concern about the loss of Bolton's heritage buildings and disappointing alterations to remaining examples like The Tavern. more...
I WRITE with reference to the residential planning permission granted for the Lee Lane United Reformed Church in Horwich. more...
I WOULD like to thank all those people who have recently completed the Bolton Health and Lifestyle survey. more...
THE council certainly do not do us any favours! more...
AS smoking will be banned from July 1 in all public places, please can someone tell me if it will include bus shelters? more...
I AND many others are in agreement with what Mrs H Wilson wrote in her letter of Monday, June 11, "The heart of our town is slowly being ripped out". more...
I WRITE to warn other members of the motorcycling community of the danger of parking in Bolton town centre, specifically the area outside Millets opposite the town hall. more...
I HAVE recently spent a few days at my daughter's house in Brinscall, Chorley. more...
Bury Times News
RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting.
more...
Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell.
more...
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends.
more...
BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre.
more...
Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes.
more...
Chorley Citizen News
Former council leader John Wilson, aged 68, has died suddenly.
more...
Chorley Citizen Sport
Gerry Luczka's first new signing of the summer has been confirmed as defender Stuart Howson.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Education
A SECONDARY school is planning to offer evening classes in Mandarin for the first time in East Lancashire.
more...
A PRIMARY school has come up blooming after vandals trashed a garden planted by the children.
more...
A NEW superschool will be one of the most environmentally-friendly colleges in the country.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Letters
THE sad faces of people living in the village area of Huncoat reflect their despair at the plans being put forward for yet more industrial development in the front garden' of local people's pride and joy.
more...
YOUR newspaper has highlighted the pig-racing at the Lancashire and Ribble Valley Garden and Countryside Festival.
more...
I REFER to the letter from June Ellison, Cyprus Street, Darwen (June 12) where she states that my figures showing Labour gaining more votes than the Conservatives and Lib Dems in Darwen don't add up.
more...
With reference to your story and website video about the teenager who filmed himself driving at 140mph.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph News
SMOKERS and pub and club bosses in East Lancashire who fail to follow the new laws after July 1 will be hit in the pocket.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Sport
GRAEME Hick has spelt out his desire to continue playing county cricket after the Worcestershire batsman became only the 16th player to complete 40,000 first-class runs.
more...
Craig Fort climbed to joint eighth in golf's Northern Order of Merit after defending the Trafalgar Trophy at his home course Nelson.
more...
MICHAEL Hunt - the 2006 Northern Order of Merit winner - is among a handful of East Lancashire golfers taking part in the British Amateur Championships, held at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
more...
BLACKBURN'S Nick Dougherty has stormed back into golf's top 100 world ranking following his heroics at the US Open.
more...
STUART Pearce has defended Blackburn Rovers striker Matt Derbyshire after the youngster netted England's controversial second in last night's Under-21 European Championships success over Serbia.
more...
ANDY Roddick became the joint most successful player in the history of the Artois Championships by beating Nicolas Mahut to win his fourth Queen's title.
more...
Leigh Journal News
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults.
more...
PASSIONATE gardeners Rod and Marion Raines are opening their pride and joy to the public to raise money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice..
more...
DALE Tyrer and Matt Parr set a new record with the highest opening stand in the history of the Bolton Association.
more...
Five Bolton Wanderers football fans accused of violent disorder have appeared in court.
more...
LEIGH Centurions' chances of a third straight league victory were wrecked by an aerial bombardment.
more...
Leigh Journal Sport
SPRING View took advantage of Little Hulton's rest day to power to the top of the table.
more...
The Bolton News Business
A HORWICH trailer manufacturer is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge expansion in Ireland.
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The Bolton News News
A CHARITY rock gig raised £1,376 to help vulnerable children and adults.
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RAM raiders used a four-wheel drive vehicle to smash in to a Bolton department store where they looted thousands of pounds worth of perfume.
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Smokers who work at a Bolton supermarket will be swapping a cigarette break for some quiet time.
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RESIDENTS campaigning against plans to build a new church and school sports hall in Radcliffe are set to hold a meeting.
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Controversial stand-up comedian Bernard Manning has died in hospital at the age of 76.
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Police are continuing to hunt for clues which may help them identify the body of a man which was found in the River Irwell.
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A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered a fatal heart attack while on a dream holiday in Morocco with his friends.
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A SEA of pink filled the streets of Bolton as 1,500 women walked eight miles to raise more than £145,000 for Bolton Hospice.
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A £15 MILLION eight-storey apartment block will be built at a town centre site where Samuel Crompton is thought to have started work on his Spinning Mule.
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Hospital bosses in Bolton are in talks with the firm that provides TV, telephone and Internet access to patients, amid claims sick people are being targeted by high-pressure salesmen.
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Commuters faced big delays after two lanes of the M61 were closed following a lorry fire.
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BOXER Amir Khan kick-started Bolton's battle against the bulge by unveilling a new gym in the town centre.
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A three-vehicle crash in Bolton is causing major hold-ups and drivers are advised to avoid the area if possible.
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Comic Peter Kay has been ranked second in a list of young people's arts heroes.
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Five Bolton Wanderers football fans accused of violent disorder have appeared in court.
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CYCLING is one of the healthiest and most environmentally friendly ways to take exercise and see the country at the same time - and more of us are doing it . . .
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HUNDREDS of people packed into Leverhulme Park to celebrate the end of a seven-year project which has transformed some of Bolton's most deprived communities.
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A HORWICH trailer manufacturer is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a huge expansion in Ireland.
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Five men from Bolton accused of violent disorder have appeared in court.
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TWO neighbouring church communities will be singing from the same hymn sheet during the summer.
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The Bolton News Sport
FORMER Bolton Association club Clifton, launched themselves into contention for a top four spot in the Central Lancashire League with two wins over the weekend.
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SEVERAL local sides enjoyed thumping victories in the Lancashire Knockout on Sunday.
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