Lancashire | Archive | 2002 | February
PART-TIME firefighters face losing their jobs unless they are prepared to move house and live near an East Lancashire borough's new fire station. more...
A PLAYING field could be transformed into a haven for youngsters in a bid to reduce juvenile nuisance. more...
SPORTS fan Jane Flegg was looking forward to the Commonwealth Games arriving this summer so much she decided to get involved. more...
A PENSIONER hailed a hero after dragging a neighbour out of his burning home is being honoured for bravery. more...
PUPILS at a school which was the scene of a mass brawl last month, have been giving their views on violence -- and have given it the thumbs down. more...
THE driver of a vehicle which crashed and left a teenager in intensive care with serious head injuries is expected to be interviewed again by police next week. more...
LANCASHIRE County Council's decision to earmark 19 old people's homes for closure is to be raised in Parliament. more...
SCHOOLS, sports clubs, voluntary organisations and other community groups are to share a £70,000 pot of National Lottery cash to improve quality of life. more...
SUPPORTERS of a Channel swim to raise funds for a new school swimming pool have already pledged the £2,000 needed before pupils can dip their toes in the water. more...
PHOTOGRAPHS of Blackburn by a renowned photographer are due to sell for thousands of pounds at New York's Christies. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers superfan Takeshi Imanishi is flying all the way from Japan to watch his beloved club in action at the Worthington Cup Final -- even though he doesn't have a ticket. more...
EAST Lancashire people are being encouraged to apply for one of 1,000 jobs that may well become the experience of a lifetime. more...
A COMPANY is searching for lookalikes of a 1970s cartoon character to star in a film-adaptation. more...
Many believe the decline which led to a sharp fall in sales at the end of 2001 may have bottomed out. more...
BOLTON is to host a prestigious international business conference linked to this summer's Commonwealth Games. more...
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A WESTHOUGHTON mum has said thanks to her daughter's Bolton schools for helping her to achieve a stunning five grade As at A-Level. more...
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THE girls did not have it all their own way in this year's A-Level results as Bolton's smallest sixth form has proved. more...
A BURY sixth form college performed well above the national average in this year's A-Level exams. more...
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STAR student Helen Crawforth made history by smashing Bolton School's record for A-Level success. more...
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A LEADING Bolton headteacher has urged pupils across the town to think long and hard before making the decision to quit school after receiving their GCSE results. more...
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SCHOOLS across Bolton are celebrating a bumper GCSE year with many reporting their best ever set of results. more...
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SCHOOLGIRL Anna Shenton amazed GCSE examiners with her Russian prowess, picking up an straight A grade -- at the age of 12. more...
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THE long wait for the GSCEs over -- and Leigh area schools have scored record successes again. more...
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IT IS straight to the top of the class for Turton High School pupil Anita Brooks after her skills in English saw her placed among the top five GCSE students in the country out of a field of 350,000 candidates. more...
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EXAM success is sweet music for 13 year-old Ashley Gavin as she becomes one of the youngest pupils in Bolton to gain a top GCSE result. more...
NUMBER-cruncher Kathryn Wesley has proved she is one in a thousand, or to be more precise 75,000, after achieving one of the top GCSE marks in the country in Maths. more...
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A SALFORD school has been selected to serenade sporting stars as they arrive for the Commonwealth Games in July. more...
AROUND 1,000 pupils from across the North-west will welcome the 72 competing nations at the Commonwealth Games. more...
TEACHERS are invited to discover the classroom benefits of the Commonwealth Games at a roadshow to be held at St Joseph's RC School, Chorley New Road, Horwich, on February 15. more...
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FAILING to make the grade in your exams does not mean the end of the world. more...
STUDENTS and teachers are jubilant at the news that every school and college in the Bury borough has exceeded this year's national average for A level results. more...
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SIXTH formers across the country have celebrated another bumper year for A-Level results with a further rise in those pupils achieving grades A to E. more...
A BOLTON school has come close to its own record breaking year as it celebrates an astounding set of A and AS-Level results. more...
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IT could be a case of where there is a Wills there is a way for successful A-Level students from Turton High School. more...
TWO Bolton Sixth Form College students are Oxford-bound after celebrating outstanding success in their A-Level exams. more...
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STUDENTS at St Mary's High are celebrating exam success. more...
JOHN Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men is being staged at Bolton's Octagon. more...
TWO local writing groups will have their scripts performed by Scriptshop on Friday, February 8. more...
JOHN Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men is being staged at Bolton's Octagon. more...
A1 -- Caught In The Middle: After topping the charts with their pointless version of A-Ha's perfectly good 'Take On Me', A1 return with this excellent acoustic strummer. more...
A LOOK at the two starring actors currently in rehearsal at Bolton Octagon may lead you to believe they are appearing in "The Odd Couple". more...
DANCE music duo Rob Grice and Stuart Connor are on their way to the top after their debut single entered the German charts at number 11. more...
DANCE music duo Rob Grice and Stuart Connor are on their way to the top after their debut single entered the German charts at number 11. more...
Album: Pink -- M!ssundazstood: THERE are sparks of genius on most manufactured pop albums and this one by Pink is no exception. more...
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TWO local writing groups will have their scripts performed by Scriptshop on Friday, February 8. more...
MEMBERS of St Paul's (Astley Bridge) Operatic Society are set to stage Me and Mys Girl -- but have found a chink in their armour. more...
THE number of people in Bolton willing to give up some of their free time to carry out the work of a Special Constable is falling. more...
IT was the night when stars as diverse as Alanis Morrisette and Blink 182 rubbed shoulders with Tina Turner and Cher. more...
HOME Office plans to make anti-social behaviour orders easier to use could see a greater clampdown on teenage yobs in Bolton. more...
BOLTON MP Brian Iddon is urging police to take a tougher line on smokers who light up behind the wheel. more...
UPGRADING an historic landmark will help secure 100 jobs thanks to a £120,000 cash boost. more...
OFFICE workers are at odds with residents over a parking scheme set to be introduced on roads around Castle Street on the edge of Bolton town centre. more...
WHEN schoolgirl Lucy Edge bought a 'Surprise Bag' from a girls' accessories shop she expected ribbons and bangles. more...
A HOSPITAL has been forced to close one of its wards after a patient was admitted suffering from a highly contagious skin condition, it was disclosed today. more...
HAVE-a-go "farmer" Ian McLaughlin is going green -- by growing his own organic vegetables. more...
Greater Manchester A6 Between Heaviley (B6171) and Hazel Grove Centre. Roadworks, delays expected on London Road. Until March 31. more...
INCREASING estate crime will be targeted as watchdogs plan the next move in the battle for safer streets. more...
A PARAMEDIC who went to the scene of a tragic motorcycle crash found the victim was his brother. more...
A WOMAN whose daughter died of a drugs overdose has been awarded £10,000 in compensation in a settlement with Social Services in Manchester. more...
A MANCHESTER student grappled with her father after she found him stabbing her sister to death for having a boyfriend in her bedroom, a jury has heard. more...
THE British Lung Foundation, the only charity funding research into all lung disease, is looking for adventurous volunteers to make a daring fund raising parachute jump. more...
A BEER festival has raised £15,000 for charity. This year's Bent and Bongs beer bash saw 10,080 pints of 80 different varieties of beer pulled. more...
SHOPKEEPERS hit by vandals and criminals are set to benefit from a share of thousands of pounds to boost security. more...
VOTERS in Bolton will be making their views known electronically this year -- in the first step towards a voting revolution. more...
THE Rio at the Reebok festival is hotting up -- with sports stars of Bolton getting behind the good cause. more...
A POSTMASTER has spoken of the horrifying moment a robber hit a security guard with a claw hammer during a violent raid on his store. more...
A PAEDOPHILE in a wheelchair was jailed for 10 years for subjecting three young girls to horrific sexual abuse. more...
MOTORIST Clark Garside claimed it was not drink or drugs which led to him being "agitated" but fear after being pulled over by a van full of riot police. more...
A DEVASTATED couple are pleading for the return of stolen video tapes which capture magic moments in their baby daughter's life. more...
MILLIONS of television viewers watched as Bolton air stewardess Lisa Thompson braved the cameras and took a step closer to her dream holiday last night. more...
A RAPIST has been jailed for 13 years for a catalogue of sexual abuse on a young girl. more...
A BMX club has been set up for local youngsters. more...
A POST Office worker from Bolton stopped by police as he drove along a motorway was banned at the time, a court was told. more...
THERE is still a faint hope that a famous band will earn a reprieve after Leigh Silver Band stalwart Harold Roberts said trustees had decided to put instruments in store. more...
TEACHERS are invited to discover the classroom benefits of the Commonwealth Games at a roadshow to be held at St Joseph's RC School, Chorley New Road, Horwich, on February 15. more...
A MAN accused of attacking a teenager as he played football at a church youth club has appeared before Bury magistrates. more...
A MAN is in a serious condition in hospital after he and his two dogs had to be rescued following a house fire. more...
THE variety of birds to be seen "From Shoreline to Clifftop" is the subject of a slide talk by Stan Irwin at the next indoor meeting of Bolton RSPB Group at Smithills School, Smithills Dean Road, next Thursday (7.30pm). more...
THE introduction of CCTV cameras in Bolton's taxis received praise in the Commons from Bolton South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon. more...
SPORTS Minister Tessa Jowell will officially open the refurbished Leigh Cricket Club pavilion next Tuesday. more...
THE Atherton branch of the National Farmers Union is holding a whist and domino drive next Wednesday (7.30pm) in Tyldesley Methodist Hall. more...
GAS workers in Bolton were facing the prospect of job losses after pipeline operators Lattice announced it is axing white collar positions. more...
LITTER bugs are to be given the order of the boot as Wigan Council gets tough on rubbish with the launch of a major clean-up campaign. more...
PLANNING chiefs have refused to allow permission for a 15 metre telecommunications mast with microwave dishes to be erected at Metal Box Way, Westhoughton. The plans were submitted by Hutchinson 3G UK. more...
LINDSAY Hoyle, MP for Chorley, has pressed ministers in a debate on the Post Office to do all they can to help local services and ensure mail deliveries do not suffer. more...
BOLTON Council has given permission for two taxi stands in Barn Street, off Blackhorse Street, in the town centre. It follows a request by Bolton's Taxi Driver Association and will mean that 12 metres of pay and display will be removed at a cost of £1,200 a year to the council. more...
IF you have always dismissed trouser suits as not right for you, think again. more...
A PRESTWICH driver has become the latest victim of the car-jacking terror which is spreading across the country. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL new pub will open in Westhoughton despite opposition from local licensees. more...
PENSIONERS throughout Bolton were today warned to be on the alert after a spate of handbag snatches by thugs in cars. more...
A Week In Westminster By Dr Brian Iddon, Member of Parliament for Bolton South East THE Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (Lords) has completed its Committee Stage and will be back in the House of Commons for its Report Stage and Third Reading towards the end of this month or in early March. more...
IN response to the letter in the BEN from S M Delvard-Hussain on February 4, regarding the plight of many students who incur debts while at college. more...
REGARDING S M Delvard-Hussain's letter in the February 4 edition of the BEN. more...
THE description which accompanied the picture of the Strutt carding engine lent to Derwent Valley Centre does not make sense. more...
I WRITE in reply to the article regarding the MMR vaccination and Dr Robert Aston's granddaughter in the Bolton Evening News. more...
IT'S now four years since the ABC (formerly Lido) cinema in Bolton's Bradshawgate sadly closed. more...
I HAVE recently come out of the Royal Bolton Hospital, and the care of the doctors and nurses was wonderful. more...
IN a letter from Mr Waring of Atherton, he stated he had been given a parking ticket when he parked at the Market Place, Bolton. more...
A second half Michael McPike hat-trick saw Concert Inn into the semi finals of the Leigh league Sharman Cup with a 3-2 last eight away win at Three Crowns B. more...
ONLY one game was played in the Bolton Sunday League with Clifton Rangers celebrating a 9-1 home Division Three win over Wellington. Gary French scored five, Gareth Jones two, Trevor Walsh and Andy Fairclough one each. more...
BLACKROD Town's patience paid off as they finally got a win under their belts to kill off any lingering worries of slipping into the West Lancs League Premier Division relegation battlers. more...
WESTHOUGHTON Cricket Club will hold their annual meeting at the club on Friday, February 15 starting at 8pm. more...
Days after the shock resignation of Terry Robinson and a takeover by the Mansport consortium has yet to materialise. more...
Lancs Amateur League: BOLTON County moved into second place in the Premier Division following an 8-1 win over Hesketh Casuals. more...
BOLTON Under 15s are celebrating their first victory of the season. more...
AIR MILES Manchester League: THE disappointment of being held to a 2-2 home draw by Willows was compounded for Leigh Athletic as title rivals Stockport Georgians beat Prestwich Heys 2-1 to go two points clear at the top of the table with three games in hand. more...
TOP international stars look set to visit Bolton next summer for a major musical event in one of the town's parks. more...
WHEN Britain's largest ever multi-sport event, the Commonwealth Games, comes to a close on August 4, 2002, the area will be left with impressive stadia and state-of-the-art venues. more...
VOLUNTEERS for this summer's Commonwealth Games attended a big party at Manchester's Velodrome. more...
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SPORT chiefs are confident Bolton's contribution to the Commonwealth Games will be a winner after it was revealed the town has one of the region's highest number of volunteers. more...
PHARMACISTS in Bolton are being urged to volunteer their services for the summer's Commonwealth Games being held in Manchester. more...
A MATCH tonight will help to clarify the title race for the Bolton Badminton League championship. more...
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THE famous pudding basin top of Rivington Pike will not be included in the course when Commonwealth Games mountain biking comes to Bolton next summer. more...
CONSERVATIONISTS fear the route of the Commonwealth Games mountain bike race will cause permanent environmental damage in Rivington. more...
A POPULAR cycle race will be re-introduced in Horwich this summer to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and the Commonwealth Games. more...
THE Commonweath Games cycling race in Rivington will have one of the world's best routes, it has been claimed. more...
BOLTON School scraped into the quarter-final of the Daily Mail Schools U18s RU Vase by virtue of being the away team after drawing 3-3 with Old Colwyn side Rydal Penrhos School. more...
Didsbury TocH 20 Bolton 1st 14: BOLTON RUFC travelled away to South Manchester to play the third placed team in the league and having lost at home earlier in the season, they knew a difficult game was on the cards. more...
A FAST link shuttle bus between Manchester city centre and the Sportcity stadium in Ashton-under-Lyne will run during the Commonwealth Games. more...
NATIONAL Schoolboy champion Amir Khan had to show all his class in a dramatic defence of his area tittle. more...
BOLTON is to host a prestigious international business conference linked to this summer's Commonwealth Games. more...
A BOLTON MP has defended the Government's decision not to fund the full policing costs of the Commonwealth Games, arguing that the state did not have an open cheque book. more...
THE Queen will travel the length and breath of her kingdom during the Golden Jubilee celebrations -- but there are no plans yet for her to visit Bolton. more...
TEACHERS are invited to discover the classroom benefits of the Commonwealth Games at a roadshow to be held at St Joseph's RC School, Chorley New Road, Horwich, on February 15. more...
MIKE Whitlow, who suffered severe concussion in Tuesday night's FA Cup defeat by Spurs, today declared himself fit for the vital Premiership clash with West Ham at the Reebok on Saturday. more...
BOLTON is to host a prestigious international business conference linked to this summer's Commonwealth Games. more...
FIRE chiefs estimate it will cost £400,000 to ensure the safety of spectators at this summer's Commonwealth Games. more...
WESTHOUGHTON councillors fear towns around Bolton will be policed by a skeleton force during the Commonwealth Games. more...
THE Queen will travel the length and breath of her kingdom during the Golden Jubilee celebrations -- but there are no plans yet for her to visit Bolton. more...
ANYONE planning to hold a street party in Leigh to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee is being urged to apply for permission from the council in advance. more...
BIG perch, including a two pounder, helped John Eastwood to victory in last Wednesday's Open on Doe Hey. more...
Bolton Men's 1s 3, Morecambe 0: BOLTON went into the game with few hopes left of securing the title this season but the thought has relaxed the team in the last few games and they are producing the type of free flowing hockey that has secured two titles in the last five years. more...
ROYDON 2 ELTON 2nd 1: FOR much of the game it was difficult to tell which team was top of Section B and which team was bottom. more...
Bolton Men's 2ndI 4, Southport Fleetwood Hesketh 1: THE Second team leapfrogged Didsbury Northern into second place, one point behind leaders Blackpool, with a scrappy 4-1 win over second from bottom Southport Fleetwood Hesketh. more...
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WANDERERS are to unveil a new signing at a Reebok Press Conference at mid-day. more...
SAM Allardyce is hoping to confirm the signing of Denmark's tough-tackling German-based midfielder Stig Tofting. more...
SAM Allardyce is hoping to confirm the signing of Denmark's tough-tackling German-based midfielder Stig Tofting. more...
SAM Allardyce sprang a surprise today when he revealed his latest signing as Denmark's tough-tackling midfielder Stig Tofting. more...
MIKE Whitlow, who suffered severe concussion in Tuesday night's FA Cup defeat by Spurs, today declared himself fit for the vital Premiership clash with West Ham at the Reebok on Saturday. more...
EXPERIENCED West Ham defender Nigel Winterburn reflected on last night's demoralising last-minute FA Cup defeat by Chelsea then said: "We have to pick ourselves up straight away and get a result at Bolton. more...
WEST Ham boss Glen Roeder is not letting talks over his contract cloud over his main priority: the visit to the Reebok on Saturday. more...
FREDI Kanoute will return to action at Bolton this weekend after missing the FA Cup defeat by Chelsea on Wednesday. more...
WAYNE Buchanan will take the next step up the international ladder next week as a fully-fledged first team player. more...
NEW Derby County manager John Gregory has received a three-match touchline ban and a £12,000 fine which means he will be sitting in the stands when his team plays at the Reebok on March 16. more...
HOUSE burglaries were dramatically down in the Pennine police division during the three months of Operation Reassure, but violent crime was up by almost a third. more...
A PRESTWICH driver has become the latest victim of the car-jacking terror which is spreading across the country. more...
A BURY family and their friends from Cheshire who were double booked at a luxury holiday hotel are furious after being offered an alternative -- with facilities for nudists. more...
AN ESTATE agent took up the challenge to prove he was no Bungalow Bill when he went head to head with TV brain Carol Vorderman. more...
FINANCE director James Henry has quit Clitheroe-based firm Ultraframe -- but bosses today insisted it was business as usual. more...
A COUNCIL is to set aside nearly £8,000 to support the voluntary efforts of local people as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. more...
POLICE are warning Land Rover owners in the Ribble Valley to be on their guard, following a spate of thefts in recent weeks. more...
AN alternative burial ground where even family pets can be buried has now opened. more...
BUYING groceries is reputed to be the second most popular activity for online shoppers, but what can you do with them once they're in the kitchen? more...
A CLAIM to fame of a good friend of mine is that they appeared in a musical with Are You Being Served? star John Inman when they were young. more...
IF you want to be on guard against terrorist attack, thinking like a terrorist can be essential. more...
IT WAS a long and hungry night for 40 fasting pupils at Our Lady and St John High School, Blackburn, who were sent to bed without any supper. more...
HISTORY repeated itself as stage-struck teenager Janine Swarbrick followed in the footsteps of her actress mum. more...
POLICE today sent out a zero tolerance warning on domestic violence as a man was jailed for five years after telling his estranged wife: "I'm going to slash your throat." more...
DAVID Crossland, the one-time Burnley tea boy who went on to build the giant Airtours travel group, has announced his retirement. more...
PAUL McGurty (Letters, January 17) can obviously spot a bandwagon when he sees one. He leaps on board to criticise the Prime Minister for taking too much interest in foreign affairs. more...
IAGREE with the comments of Councillor Alan Cottam, Conservative spokesman for regeneration on Blackburn with Darwen Council (Letters, January 22), for the reorganisation of the decision-making process by the new executive eight certainly brings into question the democratic nature of any such small body. more...
THE cross Chanel relay swim by pupils of Westholme School, in Blackburn, to raise money for a new pool (LET, February 4) should be scrapped at all costs. However romantic it may sound, it would be very dangerous. The temperature of the water deep down could be a killer. more...
IWOULD like to thank everyone who has supported the East Lancashire Hospice, which has now reopened at Park Lee. more...
IWAS very pleased to read that, at long last, work was going to start on repairs to Darwen Tower (LET, January 21). more...
IWOULD like to thank readers who sent me their used-postage stamps over Christmas, in aid of the East Lancs Hospice appeal. The response was excellent. more...
THE wheels are coming off but at least there is a chance to put them back on again - hopefully! more...
THE recent squally weather guaranteed that Blackburn's Witton Park would be muddy underfoot for competitors in the Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships - and appropriately it was a fell running specialist who dominated the opening race. more...
IF you can't get down to Nottingham on Saturday for the final round of the Reebok Cross Challenge which incorporates both the Inter Counties and the World Trials, then you can watch it on TV. more...
REBECCA White won a bronze medal in the AAAs Indoor Championships at Cardiff. more...
THE Lancashire Schools Boys Team for the English Schools Cross Country Championship has been announced. more...
DARWEN athlete Graham Schofield was fifth in a field of 150 runners in Saturday's Ogden Moors Fell Race. more...
A ROUND-UP of local races and events. more...
EARLY entry is recommended for the Daffodil Doddle 2 mile Road Race. more...
A HALF-TIME rocket from manager Stan Ternent turned another potential defeat into a thrilling victory as the Clarets beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road last night. more...
VETERAN striker Mark Hughes today revealed he's considering extending his playing career beyond the end of the season as he prepares for another tilt at Cup glory in the Worthington Cup. more...
RISHTON have pulled off another coup by signing South African spinner Paul Adams. more...
MARLON Beresford returned to Turf Moor a hero and after last night's heroics his status as a claret and blue legend is even more assured. more...
A LOOK at the key moments and stats from the game against Watford. more...
A HALF-TIME rocket from manager Stan Ternent turned another potential defeat into a thrilling victory as the Clarets beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road last night. more...
HOW Stan Ternent and Watford boss Gianluca Vialli saw the game. more...
VETERAN striker Mark Hughes today revealed he's considering extending his playing career beyond the end of the season as he prepares for another tilt at Cup glory in the Worthington Cup. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers' youth team face a repeat of the Worthington Cup final in the last eight of the AXA FA Youth Cup. more...
PAUL Rinaldi was knocked out of the Poplar Classic last week -- by his best mate! more...
A ROUND-UP of the local darts scene. more...
MANSFIELD High School have reached the final of the President's Cup for the second year running after a slick performance against Westholme. more...
KIERON Robinson scored four times as Fulledge Colts kept up their search for silverware in their debut season in the league. more...
CHRIS Pettigrew could do nothing to prevent Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School from maintaining their dominance in the pool despite swimming to two individual honours. more...
ST JOSEPH'S Players stage the pantomime, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, from January 30 to February 2, and from February 5 to February 9, 7.15pm at St Joseph's Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh. Tickets are from Boardmans, Bradshawgate, Leigh. more...
A MAN needed 30 stitches in wounds after he was attacked with scissors and a knife after he refused to give money to a friend. more...
A DEVASTATED couple are pleading for the return of stolen video tapes which capture magic moments in their baby daughter's life. more...
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COUNCIL house rents are set to rise by an average of £1.71 a week from April. more...
STAFF and pupils have paid tribute to a former Leigh teacher who has died. more...
by £1.71 COUNCIL house rents are set to rise by an average of £1.71 a week from April. more...
MEMORIES of dolly tubs and dolly blue came flooding back for older generations thanks to artist-in-residence Suki Chan. more...
THE area's biggest beer festival continues to go from strength to strength. more...
BATTLING stallholders can be reassured their plight on the new Albion Street outdoor market site in Leigh has not been forgotten. more...
HINDLEY Green artist, Angela Johnson, is in line for a £10,000 prize after entering her work in a national competition. more...
THE completion of 12 weeks of hard work by six Prince's Trust Volunteers was rewarded this week with a presentation by Atherton Councillor Susan Loudon. more...
By Teri Jones Volunteers rewarded THE completion of 12 weeks of hard work by six Prince's Trust Volunteers was rewarded this week with a presentation by councillor Susan Loudon. more...
A QUICK-THINKING neighbour hoisted a ladder to help a woman clamber to safety as her terraced home went up in flames. more...
SHOP staff were threatened with a machete and bundled into a back room by raiders who escaped with a small amount of cash. more...
A BUSINESSMAN has again been told he cannot park commercial vehicles at his Astley Moss home. more...
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POLICE are still searching for the missing silver VW Golf involved in a horrific hit and run three weeks ago. more...
for hit-run Golf POLICE are still searching for the missing silver VW Golf involved in a horrific hit and run three weeks ago. more...
THERE is still a faint hope that a famous Leigh band will earn a reprieve. more...
FIREFIGHTERS had to give oxygen to two elderly people following a house fire in Howe Bridge on Tuesday night. more...
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ATHERTON Probus Club members were taken on a journey along the Fylde Coast by Jack Pendlebury who started his tour at the port of Fleetwood and concluded with a bit of nostalgia, highlighting the careers of talented clown and musician Charlie Cairoli and Wurlitzer wizard Reginald Dixon at Blackpool Tower. more...
LEIGH gets another VIP visit on Tuesday when Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tess Jowell, officially opens the refurbished Leigh Cricket Club pavilion. more...
SPORTING stars will be joining Wigan Council next week to let people know about the council's tough new anti-litter powers. more...
A CARELESSLY discarded cigarette had firefighters racing to Leigh Cricket Club. more...
THE Atherton branch of the National Farmer's Union is holding a whist and domino drive next Wednesday starting at 7.30pm in Tyldesley Methodist Hall. Tickets cost £1.50. more...
litter louts SPORTING stars will be joining Wigan Council next week to let people know about the council's tough new anti-litter powers. more...
GUEST organist for Hindley St Peter's Church's 129th anniversary concert will be Brian Smith, the organist at Bolton Town Hall. more...
TWO cars were completely gutted after being deliberately set on fire on Monday night in Tyldesley. more...
A Rover estate was torched on Shakerley Lane railway bridge on Shakerley Lane and later a Vauxhall Astra was set ablaze on a car park off Johnson Street. more...
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SHE might be the Prime Minister's wife but Cherie Blair is still a "lassie from Lancashire". more...
PM's wife is still a Lanky lass at heart Cherie's Lancashire hot pot! Special report by Ruth Jolley SHE might be the Prime Minister's wife but Cherie Blair is still a "lassie from Lancashire". more...
A DISABLED Leigh father is appealing for support in his campaign for safer roads. more...
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PEGGY ADAMS (nee Meadows) now living in Queensland, Australia is keen to contact schoolmates she knew from her years at Leigh St Joseph's girls' school. more...
LEIGH'S fifth Beatle is heading for the charts. more...
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A MAN who sold ecstasy and cannabis felt he was providing a social service for drug users. more...
AN open verdict was recorded at an inquest into the death of a man found dead in his town centre flat. more...
A BEER festival has raised £15,000 for charity. This year's Bent and Bongs beer bash saw 10,080 pints of 80 different varieties of beer pulled. more...
POLICE have called off the search for a 14-year-old girl missing for a fortnight from her home in Hindley after she turned up safe and well. more...
AN empty shop is set to open and create 20 jobs after standing empty for more than five years. more...
NORTH End go into possibly their toughest test of the season this weekend sweating over the fitness of skipper Sean Gregan. more...
JON Macken found his scoring touch to bag his first league goal since October as North End clambered up to within three points of the play-off zone. more...
ROSSENDALE'S TV, film and stage star Jane Horrocks has been named as the first president of one of the valley's most prestigious theatre groups. more...
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