Stories for 6 August 2007
Accrington
A DIABETIC who had part of his foot amputated is using his love of public transport to give him a bit of get up and go. more...
A HOST of look-alike stars will appear at a family fun day to raise money for a little boy with a catalogue of health problems
Just two days after he was born, doctors were forced to make the heartbreaking decision to amputate Ethan Naisbitt's leg to save the youngster's life. more...
TWO local bus operators have been bought up by a French giant. more...
Alan Calvert
ACCORDING to yet another pointless survey, many holidaymakers exaggerate the perfection of their exotic breaks in order to impress their friends and neighbours. more...
All The Local Cycling News
Astley & Tyldesley were eliminated at the semi-final stage when they hosted the Open British Club Championships at Gin Pit on Saturday. more...
Ashley Connell Fundraiser
Mayah Riding (8, Blackburn) has her face painted. more...
Kevin Gallacher signs an autograph for l-r Max Verlander (8, Blackburn) and Dylan Liddle (7, Darwen). more...
Ex Rovers player Kevin Gallacher signs an autograph for Leighton Clarkson. more...
front l-r Billy Gillbrown (9, Blackburn), Lewis Eccles (8, Mellor), Max Verlander (8, Blackburn), Dylan Liddle (7, Darwen), Jack Gillbrown (6, Blackburn), Leighton Clarkson (5, Clitheroe)
back l-r John Hughes (Coerver Coach), Frankie Brown (10, Darwen), Kevin Gallacher, Harris Ali (12, Accrington), Scott Hughes (10, Sabden) more...
l-r Harris Ali (12, Accrington), Kevin Gallacher, Scott Hughes (10, Sabden). more...
l-r Anthony Reader (Mellorbrok) and Rebecca Mols (Wilpshire) sign the Lancashire Telegraph 'Wasted Lives' petition. more...
Ex Rovers player Kevin Gallacher signs the Lancashire Telegraph 'Wasted Lives' petition more...
l-r l-r Lawson (31) and Hayley (28) Connell - Ashley's brother and sister. more...
Hollyoaks star Suzanne Hall more...
Hollyoaks star Suzanne Hall signs autographs for Abby Greenbank (9, Blackburn) and Leah Murphy (10, Darwen). more...
Nathalie Humphreys (25, Clitheroe) signs the Lancashire Telegraph's 'Wasted Lives' petition. more...
Nelly Robinson (a close friend of Ashley's), 21, Wilpshire) signs the Lancashire Telegraph's 'Wasted Lives' petition. more...
l-r back Jobie Donnachie (18, Clayton-le-Moor), Dan Brown (18, Whalley), Geoff Ainsworth (22, Darwen), Luke Devine (19, Mellor), Jack Entwistle(21, Pleckgate), Ric Thornhill (21, Blackburn)
front Nelly Robinson (21, Wilpshire) more...
Michael Winterbottom has fun on the bouncy castle. more...
Suzanne Hall of Hollyoaks signs the Lancashire Telegraph 'Wasted Lives' Petition. more...
Bands In Profile
FOLLOWING their recent live dates with Bright Eyes and Final Fantasy, Lightspeed Champion have announced their debut UK headline tour. more...
THE Polyphonic Spree have added Manchester and Birmingham dates to their autumn tour. more...
IF there's one thing to expect from Hellogoodbye, it's the unexpected. more...
VINCENT Vincent and the Villains have announced that they will be touring in October. more...
ALT.FOLK singer Laura Marling has announced a date at Matt And Phred's jazz club, in Manchester. more...
Barnoldswick
MODROPHENIA hit Barnoldswick this weekend with a major scooter rally at Rolls-Royce Leisure. more...
Barrowford
A SUPERMARKET chain is set to have another go at opening a store in Pendle. more...
Blackburn
A CONVICTED paedophile went to ground after becoming the target of a hate campaign, a court heard. more...
A MAJOR campaign to cure the poor health of Blackburn and Darwen residents has been launched. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers are appealing for the family of the club's founder to come forward to discuss plans to renovate his grave. more...
A GROUP of partying Blackburn Rovers players have become internet favourites after strutting their stuff on a nightclub dancefloor. more...
A SCHEME which is providing CCTV in a borough's taxis will provide protection for women travelling alone, they have been reassured. more...
BLACKBURN'S historic Victorian hospital is to be pulled down by developers - just a year after council bosses said they wanted it to remain. more...
The jury in the trial of a takeaway boss accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that she had "gone into the kebabs" will continue its deliberations tomorrow. more...
The jury in the trial of a takeaway boss accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that she had "gone into the kebabs" will continue its deliberations tomorrow. more...
Blackpool News
The jury in the trial of a takeaway boss accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that she had "gone into the kebabs" will continue its deliberations tomorrow. more...
A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision with a car in Blackpool last night. more...
Rollercoaster fanatic Richard Rodriguez has smashed the world record for non-stop rollercoaster riding today. more...
Police in Blackpool are appealing to members of the public for information about vehicles being damaged in Condor Grove, Blackpool, last week. more...
The jury in the trial of a takeaway boss accused of killing a schoolgirl and joking that she had "gone into the kebabs" will continue its deliberations tomorrow. more...
Bolton News
A COUPLE whose sunshine wedding was halted when a close friend plunged to his death from the 14th floor of a luxury hotel have finally tied the knot. more...
MASKED men brandishing a handgun stole a cash box from guards during a robbery outside a Bolton supermarket. more...
A HUGE blaze has swept through a derelict mill which has been repeatedly targeted by arsonists. more...
A MAN has been charged with robbery after a raid by masked men on a Bolton town centre jewellers. more...
JUST over a year ago little Aeysha Brookes could barely summon the energy to play with her friends - now she is a five times medal winner at the British Transplant Games. more...
BOLTON-born TV presenter Vernon Kay is set to sign a £2 million deal with ITV1 to launch his own afternoon chat show. more...
McFLY will host the first ever British Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards next month. more...
FARMERS in Bolton - and across the country - are anxiously following reports on the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, amid fears of a repeat of the crisis of 2001. more...
A SPELL of rain could not stop some Bolton pupils from putting on their shades to raise money for charity. more...
THEY came in all shapes and sizes - some with waggy tails and some so cute they melted the judges' hearts. more...
A CHARITY worker had part of his finger bitten off by a dog as he delivered collection bags - and sparked a major police search when it was found in a doorway. more...
THE number of uniformed civilian officers being recruited to Greater Manchester Police next year will be higher than the number of trainee constables. more...
RESCUE volunteers received a £500 cheque from organisers of the Horwich Carnival Races to thank them for their help covering the event. more...
UNIONS have welcomed a decision to keep outpatients services at the Royal Bolton Hospital. more...
SEVERAL hundred music fans ignored the threat of rain to enjoy the finale of the Bolton Music Showcase in Leverhulme Park. more...
Ruth Kelly is urging people to get involved in the world's biggest coffee morning and raise cash for charity. more...
A DISTRESSED horse was pulled from a mill pond by firefighters during a dramatic three-hour rescue. more...
RESIDENTS who say their road is used as a station car park are calling on the council to take action. more...
YOUNGSTERS got the chance to clown around at a circus skills course. more...
ARSONISTS have left golfers in the rough after lighting a bonfire on a green. more...
A man serving 17 years in jail for a drugs plot has been ordered to hand over £110,000 in assets. more...
ALLOTMENT holders in Bolton who battled unusually wet weather to grow their fruit and veg received recognition of their efforts at an annual show. more...
A little boy's battle against a deadly blood disorder has inspired his parents to launch their own business and help raise cash to fund research into the condition. more...
Patients have welcomed the opening of Bolton's newest multi-million health centre. more...
Renegade landlord Nick Hogan has been given a third chance to explain to council bosses why drinkers are still smoking in his pubs. more...
Masked men threatened security guards delivering cash to a local supermarket in Radcliffe this morning. more...
Waiting times at the Royal Bolton Hospital are among some of the shortest in the region. more...
Firefighters are demanding a derelict golf club is torn down after it was torched for the second time in three days. more...
Tyres at a pallet yard were set ablaze when a controlled burning exercise went wrong. more...
Burnley
A BUSINESS has been forced to close after an accident involving a fork-lift truck left the roof partially collapsed. more...
A TEENAGER suffered a bust lip on two consecutive days after he was attacked by a person he considered a friend, a court was told. more...
HOOLIGANS are to be watched from the sky in a new crackdown on yobs who are risking their lives on Lancashire's railways. more...
POLICE are hunting the driver of a black BMW following a high-speed pursuit through Burnley. more...
TWO local bus operators have been bought up by a French giant. more...
A MOTORIST who led police on a high-speed pursuit evaded capture - despite officers trying to barricade a road with their van. more...
Bury News
ARTISTIC Bury teenagers are using black cabs to spread the good news about Bury. more...
COMMUNITY groups in Whitefield and Unsworth are being urged to apply for more than £33,000 worth of funding - some of which has to be awarded before next April. more...
ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer. more...
DETECTIVES are hunting for three men who threatened security guards during an armed robbery in Radcliffe. more...
ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer. more...
Business Headlines
Pensioners' average income from occupational pension schemes fell last year, while the number of elderly people living in poverty rose. more...
A FIRM which makes and fits synthetic marble surfaces has installed new bar tops and fittings at Manchester Airport's Terminal One and Liverpool John Lennon Airport. more...
BEING a hairdresser is one of the most satisfying modern jobs. more...
ICI suitor Akzo Nobel is said to have upped its proposed offer for the Dulux paint maker to just over £8 billion in its latest attempt to secure the group. more...
UP to 10 new jobs will be created when a Bolton-based engineering firm expands into a new unit at Britannia Way, off Waters Meeting Road in Tonge Moor. more...
MORE than 160 jobs have been saved at a Halifax bedmaker by a team of Bolton corporate finance experts. more...
Business News
TWO local bus operators have been bought up by a French giant. more...
Clarets News
Former Burnley boss Stan Ternent has reacted angrily to claims made against him by Neil Warnock in his autobiography. more...
FOOTBALLERS aren't short of a nickname or two, and now it seems I've got my own as well. more...
BURNLEY manager Steve Cotterill is hoping to keep his players injury-free in the last week of pre-season. more...
A LEEDS United supporter arrested at Turf Moor told a court he wasn't as drunk as police thought because he was a diabetic. more...
STEVE Cotterill has thrown down the gauntlet to his players as they prepare for the new season and urged: "Make me pick you!" more...
Clayton Brook News
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 80 cannabis plants at a property on Three Nooks, Clayton Brook, this morning. more...
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 80 cannabis plants at a property on Three Nooks, Clayton Brook, this morning. more...
Colne
A YOB involved in trouble during which an air rifle was pointed at a 10-year-old girl's head is behind bars. more...
Coppull News
The total number of children's centres in the county has risen to 49 following the launch of 19 new locations offering 'one-stop' services for families with small children. more...
Cricket Round-Up
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
GREENMOUNT continued their love affair with the Hamer Cup when they finally got the better of arch-rivals Walkden to lift the trophy at Heaton on Sunday. more...
STANDISH clinched their first silverware for 15 years when they lifted the Bolton Association Cross Cup on Sunday. more...
Andrew Flintoff is the only Lancashire player to have been named in England's 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa next month. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
Darwen
A MAN, described by his victim as "spotty", launched a totally unprovoked attack on the other man. more...
A CAFE which has banned non smokers from sitting outside in revenge at the ban on lighting up in public has been inundated with support. more...
A SCHEME which is providing CCTV in a borough's taxis will provide protection for women travelling alone, they have been reassured. more...
A MAJOR campaign to cure the poor health of Blackburn and Darwen residents has been launched. more...
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was freed by firefighters after he locked both his ankles into a set of handcuffs at his home in London Terrace, Darwen. more...
East Lancashire News
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 80 cannabis plants at a property on Three Nooks, Clayton Brook, this morning. more...
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 80 cannabis plants at a property on Three Nooks, Clayton Brook, this morning. more...
Farnworth
CHILDREN sparked a fire alert after lighting vegetation to create a camp fire. more...
Frank Mckenna
As a businessman I see it as vitally important that a city pulls in visitors. more...
Fulwood News
Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been turned down. more...
Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been turned down. more...
Fylde Rufc
The prestigious annual 'Sir Robert Atkins Cup' match between Lancashire 18 Group and Ulster U18s will be held at the Woodlands on Friday, August 24, at 2pm. more...
Gisburn Open Gardens Day
Doreen Dinsdale's garden more...
John and Doreen Dinsdale's garden more...
John and Doreen Dinsdale's garden more...
Jennifer Chapman tends to her flowers in her garden more...
Jennifer Chapman tends to her flowers in her garden more...
Lucy Newlove's garden more...
Lucy Newlove's garden
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A Red Admiral butterfly nestles on a Buddleia bush more...
The Memorial Garden, Gisburn more...
Golf Updates
Bolton's talented teenage golfer Kelly Tidy has been included in an eight-strong England team which will bid to recapture the Stroyan Cup at the Girls' International matches, which start at Southerndown, Wales, tomorrow. more...
Great Harwood
A GROUP of partying Blackburn Rovers players have become internet favourites after strutting their stuff on a nightclub dancefloor. more...
Health
A MAJOR campaign to cure the poor health of Blackburn and Darwen residents has been launched. more...
Health News
HELP the Aged in Bolton is offering a new free service to help elderly people with day-to-day tasks. more...
BOLTON South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon is backing calls for his constituents to get involved in a mass Government consultation on the future of stroke services in their area. more...
People are being urged to attend blood donor sessions which are being held next month. more...
A little boy's battle against a deadly blood disorder has inspired his parents to launch their own business and help raise cash to fund research into the condition. more...
Patients have welcomed the opening of Bolton's newest multi-million health centre. more...
Renegade landlord Nick Hogan has been given a third chance to explain to council bosses why drinkers are still smoking in his pubs. more...
Waiting times at the Royal Bolton Hospital are among some of the shortest in the region. more...
Helen Mead
A headline about camping was typical of those dotted throughout the weekend supplements - 'A new kind of farm holiday involving tents with mod cons'. more...
Lancashire
FLASHING speed signs are being delayed from going up on Lancashire roads because of health and safety 'rules'. more...
MORE than half of employees in the north west believe their bosses are poor decision makers. more...
A £35MILLON grant scheme to get adults back into learning is being rolled out nationally after being successfully piloted in Lancashire. more...
HOOLIGANS are to be watched from the sky in a new crackdown on yobs who are risking their lives on Lancashire's railways. more...
SAFETY campaigners have welcomed reports that the Government wants a zero alcohol limit for newly qualified drivers and to raise the legal driving age to 18. more...
LIVESTOCK auctions in East Lancashire have been called off due to the outbreak of foot and mouth in Surrey. more...
Lancashire League
EAST Lancashire skipper Mark Bolton hailed his side after they defeated Bacup in a hard-fought Worsley Cup final last night. more...
If Ray Bright were not still heavily involved in cricket, he would surely be a travel agent. more...
Latest Sport
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
SAMMY Lee will hope to make up for lost time this week as he puts the finishing touches to his preparations for the new season. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
SAMMY Lee will hope to make up for lost time this week as he puts the finishing touches to his preparations for the new season. more...
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
Letters
BRITAIN in bloom, not in Darwen. Not a hanging basket in sight, except for the Millstone Hotel and the odd one round the market. Why? more...
I TOTALLY agree with the letter from K Braithwaite regarding the disgraceful state of Darwen old cemetery. more...
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown's ministerial reshuffle saw two of Labour's four Muslim MPs enter government ranks for the first time, albeit in junior ministerial positions. more...
You ran a letter last week regarding traffic calming measures on Fernhurst Farm. I live in England Avenue at the junction of Kendal Close, and it really is alarming the speed people drive in England Avenue. more...
I DON'T agree with the council in barring Lucy the lamb for being taken a walk on a lead. Lucy is lovely, I have actually stroked her in Witton Park and everyone that day made a big fuss of her. more...
Life
FEELING queasy? Georgina Dawson, Boots' pharmacist at the Crompton Place store in Bolton, answers your health queries. more...
THINK that women go to all that effort in their apeparance just to attract men? more...
POP Idol, X Factor and now Britain’s Got Talent . . . We seem more obsessed than ever with becoming stars. Tracey Scott talks to a local music school about what is needed in order to make it in the world of showbiz. more...
DO you regularly blow your budget on looking good, or are you a beauty blagger? Kat Dibbits looks at how fashionistas can get salon style without spending over the odds. more...
Local Cricket Round-Up
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
Looking Back
CAMPAIGNERS who stepped in front of bulldozers to stop the destruction of a nature reserve are being asked to share their memories of the protest. more...
Lytham News
Lytham's gardeners have their last chance to impress the Britain in Bloom judges tomorrow. more...
Nelson
AN ELDERLY woman had her handbag snatched in Nelson on Sunday morning. more...
POLICE stormed five houses and arested four men suspected of drug trafficking in simultaneous early-morning raids. more...
SUSPECTED members of warring gangs were arrested in police swoops after a four-month covert investigation into organised crime. more...
Newchurch News
A LIFEGUARD is exhibiting 14 paintings inspired by fantasy books The Lord of the Rings. more...
News
Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been turned down. more...
A man who is registered blind and has never driven a car in his life has been accused of a speeding offence - and he was not even in the country at the time. more...
Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been turned down. more...
News Round-Up
BOLTON Council has drawn up plans for a car park on land next to high-rise flats. more...
AN APPLICATION for a sales cabin on land at the site of a planned housing development has been opposed by councillors. more...
THE owner of a dog who went missing fears for his safety because he needs medication. more...
Northern Scooter Rally Photos
David Kaswel from the Cheeky Northern Monkeys Scooter club who meet at Langshaw Bridge near Colne. more...
Iain, Lewis 3 and Anna Marie Johnston from Glasgow who traveled down for the rally. more...
Ian Stubbington from the Cheeky Northern Monkeys Scooter club who meet at Langshaw Bridge near Colne. more...
Gary Parker from the Cheeky Northern Monkeys Scooter club who meet at Langshaw Bridge near Colne. more...
Artwork depicting Paul Weller. more...
Oswaldtwistle
CAMPAIGNERS who stepped in front of bulldozers to stop the destruction of a nature reserve are being asked to share their memories of the protest. more...
Pendle News
A SERIAL arsonist nicknamed "Pyro Patrick" is being hunted by police. more...
Prestwich Headlines
ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer. more...
MEMBERS of a conservation group have thanked the Guide after an appeal for information about Heaton Hall came up trumps. more...
ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer. more...
PLANS to transport a portable building from one part of Prestwich to another have been put on hold because the foundations of its new site weren't ready in time. more...
MEMBERS of a health group have been given an even bigger reason to lose weight after they were challenged to help a Prestwich-based children's charity. more...
HAVE you got a chubby chiuaua or a dog in need of a diet? Then a trip to Heaton Park at the start of bank holiday weekend could be just the thing for you. more...
Public Transport
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
Ramsbottom
JEANS coveted by A-list celebrities have been launched over here and denim fans are flocking to Covent Garden, Notting Hill - and Ramsbottom. more...
Reebok Directions
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
Rovers News
MARK Hughes has revealed he has no intention of buying a replacement for the injured Bruno Berner. more...
A GROUP of partying Blackburn Rovers players have become internet favourites after strutting their stuff on a nightclub dancefloor. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers are appealing for the family of the club's founder to come forward to discuss plans to renovate his grave. more...
MARK Hughes believes Blackburn Rovers will be ready to sprint out of the traps on Saturday thanks to the Intertoto Cup. more...
Mark Hughes was pleased with new signing Roque Santa Cruz, who played almost 30 minutes of Rovers' 3-0 win at Deepdale after replacing fans favourite Benni McCarthy. more...
Mark Hughes has poured cold water on renewed speculation linking Blackburn striker Jason Roberts with a move to Fulham. 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...
Smoking Ban In 2007
Renegade landlord Nick Hogan has been given a third chance to explain to council bosses why drinkers are still smoking in his pubs. more...
Sport From Around The Area
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years. more...
Sporting Highlights
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount. more...
Stanley News
ACCRINGTON Stanley has emerged as a target for a group of football fans looking for a club to buy. more...
Tell Us: Your Comments On Our Top Stories
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
The Big Kick Off
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
Hungarian keeper Adam Bogdan admitted he didn't dare dream of signing for Wanderers before his transfer was finally rubber-stamped last week. more...
Hungarian keeper Adam Bogdan admitted he didn't dare dream of signing for Wanderers before his transfer was finally rubber-stamped last week. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
Theatre
GET your picnic hampers packed and head down to Padiham Memorial Park for the open air production of Treasure Island on August 7. more...
Wanderers News
SAMMY Lee will hope to make up for lost time this week as he puts the finishing touches to his preparations for the new season. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
Hungarian keeper Adam Bogdan admitted he didn't dare dream of signing for Wanderers before his transfer was finally rubber-stamped last week. more...
Hungarian keeper Adam Bogdan admitted he didn't dare dream of signing for Wanderers before his transfer was finally rubber-stamped last week. more...
WANDERERS have rolled back the years to offer supporters subsidised bus travel at 1997 prices. more...
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce. more...
SAMMY Lee will hope to make up for lost time this week as he puts the finishing touches to his preparations for the new season. more...
Waterfoot
A VILLAGE is to undergo a multi-million pound transformation to breathe new life into its rundown areas. more...
We Say
THE wedding of John Rourke and Lisa Cooksey could never have lived up to their original dream. more...
THE courage of nine-year-old Aeysha Brookes should serve as an example to us all. more...
GIVEN the chance, it seems young people would rather have a life of champagne, parties and paparazzi than hard work and long hours. The fickle world of fame can be a perilous place — so why does it remain so attractive? Kat Dibbits reports. more...
Weir
A THUG sparked an acid attack scare after throwing liquid into a pub landlord's face. more...
Westhoughton
PLANS to rip out a hawthorn hedge in order to extend a security fence have been refused by councillors. more...
Whitefield Headlines
TWO local groups will have to wait to discover if they will get vital cash after Whitefield and Unsworth Local Area Partnership deferred their bids. more...
Whitewell Bottom News
We meet Norman and Elaine McLaren and their hearing dog Kip, their lifeline to their secret life – as professional clowns. more...
Worsley Cup Final Photos
John Turner (helmet) and Paul Kelly (cap) celebrate beating 151 runs achieving their win. more...
E Lancs captain, Mark Bolton presented with the cup. Pictured with his son, Adam Bolton (7). more...
E Lancs captain, Mark Bolton with the cup. more...
E Lancs pro, Shanan Stewart with the cup. more...
You Say
IT is sad that once again the local Conservatives are trying to play politics over the urgent need to improve public transport (The Bolton News, August 2). more...
IN reply to Mark Kozlowski (July 25), I am a volunteer friend of Seven Acres Group, Crompton Way, and while it's nice to be appreciated and given thanks for the work we do, I must say it's not why we do it. more...
REGARDING Brian Pollitt's letter, July 27. It would help if Mr Pollitt knew what he was talking about. more...
FURTHER to The Bolton News story about the Farmers Market (July 23), I would like to make the following comments. more...
I HAVE lived in Eagley Village for 34 years. I, and many others much older than myself, depend on our bus 529, which only runs every hour. more...
I WAS pleased to read of the decision to allow the Remembrance Day parade in Horwich. However, I suggest it creates a precedence. more...
AFTER seeing the photograph of the Penfold pillar box in Ramsbottom (August 2), I thought readers of The Bolton News might like to know about this type of pillar box. more...
Your Barnoldswick News
A Kite Festival decorated the sky above Letcliffe Park yesterday. more...
Your Great Harwood News
THE 2007 'Prom in the Park' is taking place this Sunday August 12 at the Memorial Park and Playing Fields on Church Lane. more...
Your Haslingden News
Haslingden Community Link (Bury Road) will be hosting a special exhibition of photographs and prints of "Old Haslingden". Many of the exhibits are to be supplied by Chris Aspin, the well known Haslingden historian, but anyone who would like to lend pictures for the display can contact 01706 217008. more...
Haslingden Sports Centre is running a handball club for young people aged eight or over. Sessions are held on Wednesdays, 5-6pm and Thursdays, 5.30-8.30pm. For more information just ring 01706 227016
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Your Lea News
To the west it adjoins Clifton and Wyre Borough Council, and part of Lea is represented by a a member of Parliament for the Fylde! more...
Yep, it's chaos out there. more...
Cottam was originally developed under the control of Commission for the New Towns. (CNT). more...
Did you know British Waterways (BW) does not allow fishing on the Ribble Link? This apparently is due to safety reasons and the fact that the Environment Agency use the Savick Brook, now the Ribble Link as a storm drain for Preston. In other words Preston is saved from flooding by diverting flood water down the Ribble Link and byewashes (through Lea). more...
Your Moss Side News
If you do have any concerns, then come along to the next PACT meeting in Moss Side, which will take place on Tuesday 7th August at 6pm at Moss Side Community House, 129 Robin Hey, off Dunkirk Lane. more...
Asian Image News
A man who is registered blind and has never driven a car in his life has been accused of a speeding offence - and he was not even in the country at the time.
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Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been thrown out.
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Plans for a new mosque in a Preston conservation area have been turned down.
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Blackpool Citizen Sport
The prestigious annual 'Sir Robert Atkins Cup' match between Lancashire 18 Group and Ulster U18s will be held at the Woodlands on Friday, August 24, at 2pm.
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Bury Times News
ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer.
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DETECTIVES are hunting for three men who threatened security guards during an armed robbery in Radcliffe.
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Bury Times Sport
WALKDEN tightened their grip on the Anthony Axford Bolton League title with a 67 runs victory over closest rivals Greenmount.
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Chorley Citizen News
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered 80 cannabis plants at a property on Three Nooks, Clayton Brook, this morning.
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Lancashire Telegraph Business
TWO local bus operators have been bought up by a French giant.
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Lancashire Telegraph Letters
BRITAIN in bloom, not in Darwen. Not a hanging basket in sight, except for the Millstone Hotel and the odd one round the market. Why?
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I TOTALLY agree with the letter from K Braithwaite regarding the disgraceful state of Darwen old cemetery.
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PRIME Minister Gordon Brown's ministerial reshuffle saw two of Labour's four Muslim MPs enter government ranks for the first time, albeit in junior ministerial positions.
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You ran a letter last week regarding traffic calming measures on Fernhurst Farm. I live in England Avenue at the junction of Kendal Close, and it really is alarming the speed people drive in England Avenue.
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I DON'T agree with the council in barring Lucy the lamb for being taken a walk on a lead. Lucy is lovely, I have actually stroked her in Witton Park and everyone that day made a big fuss of her.
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Leigh Journal Sport
THE Bolton Association is shaping up for its closest title race in years.
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Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News
HAVE you got a chubby chiuaua or a dog in need of a diet? Then a trip to Heaton Park at the start of bank holiday weekend could be just the thing for you.
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ARE you looking for a way to keep your children occupied during the school holidays? Manchester Maccebi Community and Sports Club in Prestwich might have the answer.
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MEMBERS of a health group have been given an even bigger reason to lose weight after they were challenged to help a Prestwich-based children's charity.
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PLANS to transport a portable building from one part of Prestwich to another have been put on hold because the foundations of its new site weren't ready in time.
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The Bolton News Business
Pensioners' average income from occupational pension schemes fell last year, while the number of elderly people living in poverty rose.
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A FIRM which makes and fits synthetic marble surfaces has installed new bar tops and fittings at Manchester Airport's Terminal One and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
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BEING a hairdresser is one of the most satisfying modern jobs.
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ICI suitor Akzo Nobel is said to have upped its proposed offer for the Dulux paint maker to just over £8 billion in its latest attempt to secure the group.
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UP to 10 new jobs will be created when a Bolton-based engineering firm expands into a new unit at Britannia Way, off Waters Meeting Road in Tonge Moor.
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MORE than 160 jobs have been saved at a Halifax bedmaker by a team of Bolton corporate finance experts.
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The Bolton News News
A COUPLE whose sunshine wedding was halted when a close friend plunged to his death from the 14th floor of a luxury hotel have finally tied the knot.
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SEVERAL hundred music fans ignored the threat of rain to enjoy the finale of the Bolton Music Showcase in Leverhulme Park.
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HELP the Aged in Bolton is offering a new free service to help elderly people with day-to-day tasks.
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Ruth Kelly is urging people to get involved in the world's biggest coffee morning and raise cash for charity.
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Waiting times at the Royal Bolton Hospital are among some of the shortest in the region.
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Firefighters are demanding a derelict golf club is torn down after it was torched for the second time in three days.
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Tyres at a pallet yard were set ablaze when a controlled burning exercise went wrong.
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A DISTRESSED horse was pulled from a mill pond by firefighters during a dramatic three-hour rescue.
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MASKED men brandishing a handgun stole a cash box from guards during a robbery outside a Bolton supermarket.
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A HUGE blaze has swept through a derelict mill which has been repeatedly targeted by arsonists.
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A MAN has been charged with robbery after a raid by masked men on a Bolton town centre jewellers.
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JUST over a year ago little Aeysha Brookes could barely summon the energy to play with her friends - now she is a five times medal winner at the British Transplant Games.
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RESIDENTS who say their road is used as a station car park are calling on the council to take action.
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YOUNGSTERS got the chance to clown around at a circus skills course.
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BOLTON South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon is backing calls for his constituents to get involved in a mass Government consultation on the future of stroke services in their area.
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ARSONISTS have left golfers in the rough after lighting a bonfire on a green.
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BOLTON-born TV presenter Vernon Kay is set to sign a £2 million deal with ITV1 to launch his own afternoon chat show.
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McFLY will host the first ever British Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards next month.
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A little boy's battle against a deadly blood disorder has inspired his parents to launch their own business and help raise cash to fund research into the condition.
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Patients have welcomed the opening of Bolton's newest multi-million health centre.
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FARMERS in Bolton - and across the country - are anxiously following reports on the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, amid fears of a repeat of the crisis of 2001.
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A man serving 17 years in jail for a drugs plot has been ordered to hand over £110,000 in assets.
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People are being urged to attend blood donor sessions which are being held next month.
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ALLOTMENT holders in Bolton who battled unusually wet weather to grow their fruit and veg received recognition of their efforts at an annual show.
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A SPELL of rain could not stop some Bolton pupils from putting on their shades to raise money for charity.
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THEY came in all shapes and sizes - some with waggy tails and some so cute they melted the judges' hearts.
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Renegade landlord Nick Hogan has been given a third chance to explain to council bosses why drinkers are still smoking in his pubs.
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Masked men threatened security guards delivering cash to a local supermarket in Radcliffe this morning.
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A CHARITY worker had part of his finger bitten off by a dog as he delivered collection bags - and sparked a major police search when it was found in a doorway.
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THE number of uniformed civilian officers being recruited to Greater Manchester Police next year will be higher than the number of trainee constables.
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RESCUE volunteers received a £500 cheque from organisers of the Horwich Carnival Races to thank them for their help covering the event.
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UNIONS have welcomed a decision to keep outpatients services at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
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The Bolton News Sport
KEVIN Nolan has urged his Bolton team-mates to prove there can be success after Sam Allardyce.
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