Lancashire | Archive | 2001 | July
AN Accrington high school teacher is setting off to begin her own King and I adventure. more...
MPS today demanded an inquiry into how a serial fraudster avoided a prison sentence because of good behaviour -- the day after he appeared in court for theft. more...
BOSSES from a national music chain have angered traders and council bosses with a sideswipe at Blackburn's profitability after announcing the closure of their store in the town. more...
A TEENAGER who nearly choked to death on a humbug was reunited with the man who saved her life -- and said: "He's a real sweetie!" more...
TRAIN drivers have called off a series of one-day strikes, the first set to start tomorrow, which would have hit commuters across Lancashire. more...
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has pledged to contact the couple whose baby son died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital days after being admitted. more...
ICY water can kill. That's the message United Utilities is trying to get across to people during the summer holiday season. more...
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has pledged to contact the couple whose baby son died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital days after being admitted. more...
THE re-opening of the Horses and Ponies Protection Association sanctuary at Shores Hey Farm, Briercliffe, attracted lots of visitors. more...
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has drowned off Blackpool Promenade in the early hours of the morning. more...
A 26-year-old man drowned off the beach at Blackpool early this morning. more...
POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 13-year-old Bispham boy who is missing from home. more...
TWO familiar faces at the Reebok Stadium have gained national customer service qualifications. more...
STANDS are still available for Careers and Jobs Live 2001 -- an exhibition being held at Manchester's G-MEX Centre on September 30 and October 1. more...
NEW research into the North-west manufacturing sector predicts a substantial rise in communications technology investment over the next four years. more...
TWO hundred pairs of ready-made reading glasses are on their way from Bolton to help poor people in the Third World. more...
In the last of these The Royalists, led by the Earl of Derby, overan the place and slaughtered so many people that it is generally thought to have been the worst massacre of the war. As a result some years later the Earl was publicly executed in the town. more...
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 7pm. more...
SOME claim that Bolton was referred to in Domesday Book; others that there is no solid ground for such a claim. more...
A TYLDESLEY based theatre company has made a most definite impact on the area's stage, winning 15 nominations in a variety of the region's theatre awards. more...
MEMBERS of the United Christian Singers will team up with choirs from Eccleston, Brinscall, Haslingden and Leicester, to present New Creation, a modern Christian musical of praise and celebration. more...
BOLTON'S Nicholas Hurst is hitting the high notes after being invited to play with the National Youth Brass Band. more...
MEMBERS of St Paul's Players Youth Group are presenting the mini musical 'Shake Ripple and Roll' this weekend at Adlington Community Centre, Railway Road, Adlington. more...
EDUCATION chiefs in Bolton have been warned that dispensing the morning after pill through schools in the town would be a breach of trust and could lead to legal action against them. more...
THE schools are more than four thousand miles apart and, although they share a name and a uniform, that is where the similarities end. more...
BOLTON solicitors have launched a unique campaign to save the town's magistrates courts, amid fears of closure. more...
A TEENAGER attacked four elderly women just two months after being released from a four-year jail sentence for similar offences, a court was told. more...
THE sights, sounds and smells of Medieval life came to Smithills Hall as visitors were transported back in time. more...
TORY leadership hopeful Iain Duncan Smith started his nationwide campaign in Bolton and told party activists: "We have to look to the future." more...
PROPOSALS to create a restaurant and coffee shop in a Bolton park have come before councillors -- four years after the idea was first raised. more...
A QUIET pub meal turned to tragedy when a woman died after choking on a bacon sandwich. more...
SURFING will be included in the Commonwealth Games programme ... for Bolton. more...
PERHAPS you have never heard of Herbert Pasquill, one of Bolton's "world beaters". And to be honest, I had forgotten about him as well until I received a letter from Joan Szymanowski asking if at the Evening News we had any cuttings about Bert. more...
BOLTON was today handed more than £2.3 million to create "neighbourhood nurseries" in disadvantaged areas. more...
FIREWORKS ensured two days of fun for a Bolton community began with a bang. more...
THE favourite sounds of teddy boys and flower power hippies could be heard echoing through Moss Bank Park at the weekend. more...
FIREWORKS ensured two days of fun for a Bolton community began with a bang. more...
OFFICIALS at one of Bolton's oldest golf clubs are remaining tight-lipped over rumours that the land is for sale. more...
SMITHILLS School Symphonic Wind Band ventured abroad for the first time to produce a sparkling performance on the world stage. more...
POLICE have launched an investigation after body parts were washed up on a beach 30 miles from where a Bolton diver disappeared. more...
TODAY a police chief admitted he believed Saturday night's violence had been orchestrated. more...
YOUNGSTERS had the chance to enjoy military life when a Bolton school played host to the British Army. more...
A DRUNKEN brawl ended with one man biting another man's ear off. more...
A MAN died in hospital hours after being found collapsed in an armchair at his home, an inquest heard. more...
YOUNGSTERS had the chance to enjoy military life when a Bolton school played host to the British Army. more...
DISAPPOINTED G8 demonstrators returned to Bolton from their 4,000 mile journey last night -- without reaching Genoa. more...
THE attack on Asian private hire drivers on Saturday night is believed to have been planned by racists. more...
A MAN attacked four elderly women two months after being released from a four-year jail sentence for robbing pensioners. more...
POLICE have warned people not to experiment with drugs after three men overdosed on a suspected body-building substances. more...
A MAN was stopped by police for drink-driving after a champagne celebration. more...
A RAMSBOTTOM woman, aged 69, has become the latest victim of handbag thieves. more...
Winifred Molyneux, aged 86, of Firwood Grove, Tonge Moor, was shocked, but uninjured after the liquid petroleum gas in the canister blew-up after she accidentally sprayed it over the lit gas fire. more...
A PENSIONER who appealed to BEN readers for a video tape of a clip from the TV show You've Been Framed, has been flooded with offers of help. more...
A BOLTON shopping arcade is hoping to build on success by inviting everyone's favourite Bob to breakfast. more...
WESTHOUGHTON High School managed to raise £1,200 when it put on various events at a summer fair. more...
DISADVANTAGED young people will be taking part in a scheme called Passport 2K. more...
UNION officials are today considering whether to call off tomorrow's planned 24-hour rail strike. more...
THE Tidy Britain Group is bringing its message to Bolton with the launch of a sticker campaign. more...
CHILDREN from Chernobyl will enjoy a fun-filled day as VIP guests at Hobbycraft superstore. more...
BOLTON cyclists have been invited to join a nine-day charity bike ride in the Far East. more...
BOLTON Music Centre's advanced youth string ensemble New Century Strings performed their summer concert to a packed audience at Bethel Evangelical Church in Clarence Street, Bolton. more...
AN elderly Prestwich woman had her handbag stolen as she made her way along Mather Avenue, Sedgley Park, last night. more...
GALLOWAY'S Society for the Blind is looking for high flyers to take part in a charity skydive. more...
A CHARITY barbecue will be held in Westhoughton on August 2. The Wasted Project's event at the Daisy Hill Community Centre, Hindley Road, will raise money for Bolton-based Guide Dogs for the Blind. The event, from 7pm to 9pm, will include bouncy castles, games and a disco. more...
A SUMMER garden party will be held at the Clough Residential Home this Saturday. more...
THE cause of a house fire in Grafton Street, off Chorley Old Road, at 12.30pm on Saturday, is still not known. more...
A MOTORIST suffered whiplash injuries in an accident at the Kearsley spur at 2pm yesterday. more...
BEN, a border collie, was pulled to safety after he slipped into a water filled pit. more...
A RESIDENTIAL home in Bury has a new owner. more...
TATTON Park in Cheshire plays host to the Last Night of the Tatton Proms on Saturday, September 1, 7.30pm. The annual event features the Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra. together with fireworks. Further details from 0161 912 5931. more...
PATRICK Stewart, of Star Trek -- The Next Generation fame, takes the lead role in the West Yorkshire Playhouse production of J B Priestley's Johnson over Jordan. It runs from August 28 to September 29. Details on 0113 213 7700. more...
THE Children's Society local support group is holding a coffee morning on August 16. The event is being held in the Lancaster Suite of Bolton town hall from 10 am to noon. Tickets are £1 on the door. more...
AN art and craft display will be held at Chorley Old Road United Reformed Church next month. Paintings, pottery, and handicrafts will be on display from 10am to 4pm on August 18. Admission is 50p. more...
AN appeal for volunteers in Bolton has been made by the Greater Manchester branch of the British Red Cross. Full training is given to volunteers. more...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Bolton Plastic Components, Little Lever, at 5.45pm on Saturday when flames were spotted by workers. Part of the factory was left smoke logged. more...
A MOTORIST called the fire brigade when his engine set alight on the M61 near the Reebok Stadium, at midnight yesterday. The fire has been blamed on an electrical fault. more...
POLICE chiefs have unveiled the latest weapon in the battle to improve safety on Bolton's roads. more...
BOLTON criminals could soon be caught by computer, thanks to on-screen fingerprint "dabs". more...
GEM experts are set to protect homeowners valuable jewellery as part of a unique crime-fighting service. more...
THE owner of a taxi firm whose drivers were attacked by racist thugs today pleaded for calm. more...
A SCHOOLBOY changed out of his uniform, donned a balaclava and robbed a shop at gunpoint during his school lunchbreak. more...
FOUR managers at Bolton's main post office have been suspended amid allegations of overtime fraud. more...
A MAN has been charged after two schoolgirls claimed they were dragged into a flat and sexually assaulted. more...
HOW I disagree with those who still think Bolton is the place to be. more...
LETTER writer Reg Williams (Your Views, July 20) is a person considerate enough to realise that the many parklands in Britain weren't places for builders to make money out of, but there are those who would dearly love to see lots of parks built on. more...
THE words "teenage pregnancy" may well strike fear into the hearts of parents. more...
A BAN on tobacco advertising has clearly taken on symbolic importance for everyone involved in the war against smoking and, as a result, some important arguments have been overlooked. more...
LAST Thursday at 8.12pm my wife was booked for parking in Mawdsley Street. more...
AFFORDABLE, good quality childcare is vital for any town hoping to improve lives. more...
WHAT can I say? more...
JUST to acknowledge receipt of the Germolene Kit I won recently in a BEN competition. more...
I HAVE commented in this column on several previous occasions how dire are the television offerings pumped nightly into our homes. more...
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By Martyn Hindley Tempest start in style TEMPEST United made their tournament intentions clear on Saturday as they hammered Bolton County in the opening game of this year's Goldline Trophy. more...
A FORCE three from the west north west gave fine racing. The competition was keen at the back as well the front of the fleets. more...
A tail wind allowed a pretty quick ride on the leg to Burnley, and it continued over Pendle then all the way to the furthest point north, Long Preston. A much tougher ride then into the wind on the route as it took in Tosside, Slaidburn, Trough of Bowland finally coming out of the hills at Quernmore. more...
NICK Hinnigan retained the men's singles title in the BSF Tennis Championships on Saturday, but once again he had to fight to the end to beat the same person he whitewashed in three sets last year. more...
saves Farmers THINGS could not be tighter at the top of the Monday Premier league after the top two teams met this week. more...
By Peter Mensforth pmensforth@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk TOP THAT: Harry Marshall with his mammoth catch. HARRY Marshall may be 70 years old but that does not stop him taking to the the deep blue sea for big game fishing titles. more...
Higson's delight more...
A BLUSTERY Sunday morning saw the running of the 2001 edition of the Lancashire Road Club promoted 'Eddie Leece Memorial' 25 mile time trial on the L2525 course at Brock near Garstang. more...
Bad day for Peelers BURY Peelers had a longish trip to Greenodd to play Crake Valley on Sunday. more...
SUMMER POINTS more...
BOLTON Flat Green Bowling Club were the outright winners of the LCBA President's Trophy at Southport despite losing the advantage of a home draw, because their green in Leverhulme Park was closed due to vandalism. more...
Section 'C': Hough End Ladies 17, BIHE 21; Jammie Dodgers 14, Bupa A 29; Langford Roofing 25, Russell & Russell 24; Peers Steelers 25, Chorley Raiders 14; Smithills 26, Healey-Karwat 19. Section 'D': Bolton Metro 21, Redskins 27; Dabs.Com 7, Tyldesley 26; Olympia B 25, Bupa B 13; Royal Mail 24, Tom Bridge 14; United-7 20, Wingates Ladies 15. more...
SPOTLIGHT MATCH Walkden v Tonge WHEN these two sides met at Tonge in what was, effectively, the first game of the season, Walkden had the better of things in a drawn game which was left tantalisingly unfinished with Walkden two wickets and Tonge a mere four runs short of victory. more...
Terrific Terry floors Standish Redmayne Bentley Bolton Association more...
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WALSHAW had to put on a championship show to get out of a tricky situation at Daisy Hill on Saturday. more...
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By David Magilton Brothers upset Circle FARNWORTH Social Circle's recent good run came to a grinding halt when they came unstuck by the Tong brothers from Little Lever. more...
ENGLAND have been damnably unlucky. Injuries forced them to go into the first test without their best batsman, Graham Thorpe, and another key run scorer, Michael Vaughan. more...
WARREN HEGG will lead Lancashire in their most important game of the season at Blackpool tomorrow. more...
LANCASHIRE will be battling to keep their season alive at Blackpool on Wednesday after Saturday's dismal Championship defeat by Somerset at Old Trafford. more...
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ALTHOUGH the traditional Bolton Holiday Fortnight is now behind us, teams again suffered this week from players being away - with several more away over the next couple. more...
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Gareth Farrelly, Ricardo Gardner and Jussi Jaaskelainen have all agreed new and improved contracts that will keep them at the Reebok until 2005. more...
2001 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS more...
Sam's culture club Japanese, Senegalese and Danish new players bring Wanderers' foreign legion up to 10-strong. BEN reporter Neil Bonnar assesses how life at a football club has changed in recent years with the influx of so many new nationalities and cultures By Neil Bonnar WHO'D 'ave thowt it - Wanderers players needing English lessons to understand the manager? more...
WORK on Burnley's £2million revamped bus station could get under way next month -- if planning chiefs give their seal of approval this week. more...
A PLANNED march and carnival by the Burnley and Pendle Anti Nazi League may be banned. more...
MINISTRY bosses say they may have little option but to use landfill sites like Deerplay for the burial of animal carcasses in the event of an autumn upsurge in foot and mouth cases. more...
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a 12-year-old girl -- one of six children charged with the manslaughter of Nelson pensioner Sheila Bridge -- after she escaped from Reedley Youth Court yesterday. more...
A WORKER at Bury's B&Q warehouse has been suspended in the wake of revelations that he drilled peep holes in the bedroom ceiling at the home of his teenage neighbour. more...
BURY'S tough man midfielder Darren Bullock has cleared up his on-off transfer to First Division Sheffield United . . . well, at least, sort of. more...
NIGEL Evans is accusing the government of a 'lack of control' over plans to stop the clean-up operation on farms affected by foot and mouth. more...
AN alcoholic was found lying semi-conscious in the street in the early afternoon, among shoppers and children, a court was told. more...
WHEN a landlady and landlord left for a pub down the road their regulars missed them so much they went along too. more...
THE RAM Inn, Cliviger, is on course to retain its title in the Vintage Inns' Mystery Dinner League. more...
CAFE bar bosses in Blackburn set the town rocking as a live radio broadcast went out from the Northgate premises. more...
I THOUGHT pregnancy was the thing that rotted our brains. We're always hearing about how, the instant a woman conceives, she turns into an air-head. more...
TRAIN drivers have called off a series of one-day strikes, the first set to start tomorrow, which would have hit commuters across Lancashire. more...
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a 12-year-old girl -- one of six children charged with the manslaughter of Nelson pensioner Sheila Bridge -- after she escaped from Reedley Youth Court yesterday. more...
IHAVE read with interest the recent articles about the peregrine falcons on Darwen's India Mill chimney. Are they nesting there or are they not? more...
REGARDING the complaints about Bold Venture Park in Darwen (LET, July 17), I complained to a local councillor 15 years ago about clinker ash from Lancashire mill boilers being used on Blacksnape playground and he bet me £5 over this. I am still waiting for a fiver. more...
THE proposed expansion by Wolstenholme International on its green belt land at Eccleshill in Darwen (LET, July 9) raises some important issues. more...
OVER the last few weeks, we have heard people saying their areas are deprived. I am sorry to say people themselves make deprived areas. more...
IFAIL to see why Lord Archer should be banned from taking his seat in the Lords on release from prison. more...
CLITHEROE, who play in the North West Counties First Division, are looking for a physio for the coming season after losing Mick Hilton to Rossendale United. more...
BURY are expected to field a strong side when they play Accrington Stanley at the Crown Ground tonight (ko 7.30pm). more...
ROVERS boss Graeme Souness defended his side's pre-season preparations as they made a spectacular start to their European tour with a 12-0 victory over Austrian part-timers Abtenau last night. more...
BURNLEY are out to gain revenge for a humiliating defeat at the hands on the Isle of Man when they take on the host club in the Manx tournament tonight - and Dimitri Papadopoulos could be in their ranks. more...
WARREN HEGG will lead Lancashire in their most important game of the season against Durham at Blackpool tomorrow. more...
BURNLEY are out to gain revenge for a humiliating defeat at the hands on the Isle of Man when they take on the host club in the Manx tournament tonight - and Dimitri Papadopoulos could be in their ranks. more...
BURNLEY fans who made the trip to the Isle of Man got the chance to meet their heroes yesterday afternoon -- and even tried to learn a different language so they could chat to all of them. more...
A COUPLE of Burnley fans left their mark on the Blackburn Rovers pub in the Isle of Man -- but it was all in good spirit. more...
EWOOD goal-ace Matt Jansen put the rest of the Premiership on red alert last night with a stunning four-goal salvo as Rovers buried part-timers Abtenau under an avalanche of goals in the Austrian mountains. more...
AN 11-YEAR-OLD is the only child in almost 140 years never to have missed a day at a Leigh school. more...
POETRY PLEASE: Christopher Morris with his award Chris laughs all the way to the final EIGHT-year-old Christopher Morris likes A Good Laugh - and so did poetry competition judges. more...
MP wants Lotto cash for area MP WANTS CASH BACK FROM LOTTERY By Brian Gomm AN EXTENSION to a club which was built in the 1920s by striking miners was made possible by a £143,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. more...
Homes scheme sparks fears GREEN CONCERNS: Land off Church Road and the Stour Road estate is the target for a 21-home development A PLAN to build homes on the fringe of a conservation area has raised concerns about the environment and road safety. more...
COUNCIL tenants in Leigh and Atherton are set to benefit from environmental and security improvements during the next three years. more...
FARMERS with livestock have been urged to stay away from next weeks Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show amid fears the foot and mouth virus could be spread during the event. more...
A TEENAGER banned from driving got behind the wheel to stop his drunken father driving home from the pub. more...
PEOPLE in Pendle will be able to take a peek behind doors which are usually closed this weekend when ten gardens open to the public for charity. more...
FARMERS with livestock have been urged to stay away from next weeks Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show amid fears the foot and mouth virus could be spread during the event. more...
THE new owner of a mill gutted by fire in April wants to bring new growth to the area -- by demolishing the building and turning it into a garden centre. more...
THE new owner of a mill gutted by fire in April wants to bring new growth to the area -- by demolishing the building and turning it into a garden centre. more...
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