Lancashire | Archive | 2005 | September
A HORSE chestnut tree which has supplied generations of children with the best conkers around is to be felled. more...
DOZENS of motorists have been illegally issued with tickets after council bosses failed to update old parking laws. more...
A WOMAN who was subjected to "intolerable pressure" in a volatile relationship stabbed her partner to death after "months of provocation", a court was told. more...
LANCASHIRE'S biggest eco-friendly cemetery could be built on land opposite one of the Ribble Valley's most famous hotels. more...
NEWSAGENTS are undermining anti-smoking campaigns by selling cigarettes for 40p each to children. more...
A YOUNG mum is calling for free tests to detect a rare baby disease after her son almost died of it. more...
UP TO 700 taxi and private hire drivers are threatening to take their cars off the road because of a row with Bolton Council. more...
DELAYS for patients waiting for full-body scans could soon be over after health bosses confirmed that a mobile scanner will arrive in Bolton in November. more...
FAMILY and friends of Danny Jones, Bolton-born lead singer of chart-topping McFly, will be cheering him on at the MEN Arena tonight and tomorrow. more...
VETERAN DJ Bob Yates has been rockin' all over Bolton for the past 30 years. more...
FORMER Chelsea footballer and captain of Burnley Frank Sinclair has been banned from driving for the second time in a week after he was caught more than two times over the drink drive limit. more...
MOVIE fans flocked to Heaton Park over the weekend to see a film and music extravaganza. more...
RADICAL plans to transform Bolton town centre were unveiled today. more...
A COMPANY where a worker was crushed to death was found to have a catalogue of errors when investigated by health and safety experts, a court was told. more...
A WHITE horse-drawn carriage took hit and run victim Levi Bleasdale to her final resting place as her family said goodbye to their "little angel". more...
A WOMAN turned into a human fireball after a suspected gas explosion has lost her fight for life. more...
A Chorley firm's £10m High Court victory could cost the Government £40m in payments to small firms in claims dating back to the foot and mouth crisis. more...
An entire school class is set for a fairytale trip to Denmark after scooping a national storytelling prize. more...
Chorley's new top council officer has been announced. more...
A Chorley schoolgirl is being `broomed' for success after entering an academy for witches. more...
After flosing 2-1 against First Division title-chasers Mossley at Victory Park on Tuesday Chorley will be hoping to grab more valuable points when they travel to Spalding in a rearranged UniBond League fixture on Saturday. more...
Chorley Cricket Club all-rounder Tom Smith was sensationally named on Monday in the England Academy squad to tour Pakistan this winter. more...
KEITH Lowe is determined to play a major role in getting Burnley's season up and running. more...
STEVE Cotterill believes Burnley are "inches" away from kick-starting a climb up the Championship table. more...
NEVER mind the quality, feel the relief! more...
THE grandmother of a toddler who drowned while in his childminder's care today backed a campaign to raise awareness of bath-time safety. more...
PENDLE'S burgeoning tourism industry brings £75million into the area every year, new figures have shown. more...
A SHOPKEEPER who is selling up after 47 years says the only way to attract more shoppers to her street is to open it up to traffic. more...
DOZENS of motorists have been illegally issued with tickets after council bosses failed to update old parking laws. more...
A COMPANY where a worker was crushed to death was found to have a catalogue of errors when investigated by health and safety experts, a court was told. more...
I SHOULD like to thank him and accept Mr David Wiggins's apology about the trouble I had trying to contact NHS Direct. more...
I DO not believe that the smoking ban goes far enough. The rights of people should be considered first and foremost -- the right to breathe clean air! more...
RE `Policemen in schools,' (LET September 14). This is another cock-eyed idea that will only bring the law into more disrespect. more...
Some did not survive the crisis and went out of business altogether, while others are still struggling to be financially viable and many have diversified into other ways of earning a living - often with notable success. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili today insisted he's the man to stop Wayne Rooney as Mark Hughes' side prepare for a showdown with Manchester United. more...
STEVE Cotterill believes Burnley are "inches" away from kick-starting a climb up the Championship table. more...
COLNE manager Nigel Coates begins rebuilding his team's North West Counties League title bid at Formby tomorrow. more...
WAR Veterans who were guests of honour at Morecambe's 'Victory Weekend' celebration got a special bonus - from local police. more...
A TOP fish fryer in Lancaster has set about battering the opposition again - with his chippy shortlisted for the national chip shop of the year award. more...
A NEW company offering `bespoke' training courses to companies across the North West has opened in Morecambe. more...
A LANCASTER and Morecambe College student has come within an ace of winning the 2005 Gordon Ramsey College Scholarship. more...
A GANGMASTER and four other people have gone on trial charged in connection with the Morecambe Bay cockle disaster when 21 people lost their lives. more...
I HAVE read many letters both for and against a link road on these pages and believe it's high time somebody in the area started looking at this realistically. more...
FOR R Segal to assert you are `more free' under one form of dictatorship than another is pointless. It is like arguing you are better off in Hitler's Germany than Stalin's Russia. more...
I WAS happy to read the letter from your correspondent N Bliss demolishing Robert Segal's persistently ludicrous claims about the supposed `triumph' of capitalism, and credit too for identifying an alternative to capitalism based on co-operation and mutual aid. more...
I am a resident of Ullswater Road. Perhaps I can help D. Davis (Letters, last week) to understand why The Brittania pub might legitimately have its plan for extended opening hours opposed. more...
ONCE again we read a front page story about a young woman being raped or sexually assaulted on her way home in the early hours of the morning in Morecambe. more...
CITIZEN Smith pleaded against the building of a Morecambe Bay bridge in his leading article two weeks ago. more...
THE renovation of the Midland Hotel, together with its facilities, will not solve Morecambe's problems. And neither will an international architectural competition, the outcome of which will be projects which have nothing for residents. more...
AS landlady of the Freeholders Arms, I write to express deep concern over the contents of Cllr John Whitelegg's `Ullswater Road special bulletin'. more...
HORDES of people are expected to demonstrate outside Lancaster magistrates court next Monday in support of six students facing jail after handing out leaflets on the Lancaster University campus. more...
A MORECAMBE woman is launching a campaign to save a popular family attraction from being bulldozed. more...
THE hunt is on to single out new film and television locations in the Lancaster and Morecambe district. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered serious injuries in an incident in Morecambe at the weekend. more...
THE parents of a youngster who battled to survive meningitis and septicaemia are spreading the word about the deadly disease to help other people. more...
LANCASTER'S MP is calling on the Government to re-think its increased drinking hours policy. more...
MORECAMBE Town Centre has seen a big drop in violent crime this year, say police. more...
LANCASTER City under-18s moved into the next round of the FA Youth Cup thanks to a 2-1 win over Woodley Sports on Sunday. more...
LANCASTER City are up for the cup this weekend as they travel to Ewen Fields for the FA Cup second qualifying round tie with Hyde. more...
VALE of Lune ladies face the biggest game in their history on Sunday when they kick off the new season at Richmond. more...
MORECAMBE marvel John McGuinness survived a practice accident to complete four finishes in five races as Scarborough turned into bike heaven. more...
A LANCASTER triathlete is ready to take on the best in the world. more...
VALE of Lune swept into the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup after an impressive 41-10 victory over Wigton. more...
MORECAMBE Reserves continued their winning start to the season with a hard fought victory over `derby' rivals Lancaster City. more...
A transsexual who has suffered a string of attacks is appealing to people to let her live her life in peace. more...
Preston's role as the administrative capital of the county could be under threat as plans to merge yet another public service were revealed. more...
Nearly £500,000 is to be spent in the second phase of a programme to regenerate the city thoroughfare of Friargate Brow. more...
A Leyland florist has helped launch a campaign to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. more...
A young woman has spoken of the terrifying night she came face-to-face with a would-be rapist. more...
A medical engineer from the Royal Preston Hospital is to compete in one of the country's toughest endurance events to raise money for charities in the area. more...
Choristers from Preston will feature on a double-CD called the Best Gospel Album in the World Ever, released next month. more...
Army recruits based at a Preston barracks will be enjoying a luxury home-from-home lifestyle as part of a multi-million pound programme to refurbish their living quarters. more...
Preston boss Billy Davies has been handed a massive boost ahead of Saturday's trip to London. more...
British welterweight champion Michael Jennings from Chorley is used to hunting down opponents in the ring and lives up to his nickname of the Lurcher. more...
A NIGHT of musical entertainment has been organised to raise funds for a terminally-ill Bacup youngster. more...
WELL, we all need something to talk about early in the football season - especially when there's no good games to get us excited! more...
MARK Hughes today hit back at claims that Jose Mourinho's all-conquering Chelsea have turned the Premiership title chase into a one horse race. more...
BLACKBURN Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili today insisted he's the man to stop Wayne Rooney as Mark Hughes' side prepare for a showdown with Manchester United. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes looks set to revert to a 4-5-1 formation for tomorrow's clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford. more...
ANDY Procter's season is hanging in the balance. more...
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