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Stories for 7 September 2005

Blackburn News

Hospital doctor on sex charge

A DOCTOR has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient in her hospital bed.   more...

Bolton Business

Wanderers play on under adidas

REEBOK'S sponsorship of Bolton Wanderers and the name of the club's stadium should be unaffected by its £2.1 billion takeover by German sportswear firm adidas, according to the club's owners.   more...

Tax woes of working from home

DESPITE the increasing popularity of flexible working, employees who work from home should still be aware of the taxman, according to Jonathan Hargraves, partner at Bolton accountants Bentleys.   more...

Free coach for guide dogs

BUS company Stagecoach has linked up with The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in Bolton to help train the guide dogs of the future.   more...

Computer firm doubles up

A COMPUTER hardware seller is preparing to double in size to meet extra business generated by its skilled staff.   more...

Bolton Bygone

Wanderers ace transfer called off

From the Evening News, September 6, 1995: WANDERERS skipper Alan Stubbs was stunned today after his £4.5 million transfer to Blackburn was sensationally called off - just as his mate Jason McAteer was completing his dream move to Liverpool.   more...

Bolton Leisure

Black pudding ice cream, a hot favourite

BLACK pudding flavoured ice cream is proving a hot hit after a Bolton master chef publicised his daring dish.   more...

Daredevils to zip their way across stadium

DAREDEVILS from Bolton are being encouraged to zip-slide away for charity.   more...

Festival hailed a great victory

BOLTON Festival has been hailed a great success by organisers and members of the public alike.   more...

Walna Scar Road under repair

A major restoration scheme on one of the Lake District's most historic and well-used routes has been undertaken.   more...

Prizes for best blooms in town

THE presentation day for Horwich in Bloom will take place on Saturday.   more...

Bolton News

£7m M6 traffic jam buster opens

A £7m control centre to help beat traffic jams throughout the North-west was opened by Transport Minister Derek Twigg on Tuesday.   more...

Reebok death: Wanderers fined £90,000

BOLTON Wanderers Football Club has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 for a breach of health and safety rules after an accident in which a boy died.   more...

Festival hailed a great victory

BOLTON Festival has been hailed a great success by organisers and members of the public alike.   more...

Bride Julie arrives . . . via bus!

MOST brides like to arrive at their wedding in an expensive car or a horse-drawn carriage - but Julie Woodhouse caught the bus.   more...

Rooftop bank raid gang foiled

RAIDERS who targeted a bank in Bolton tried to enter through a roof skylight.   more...

Warning after woman's loan fraud shock

CANADIAN fraudsters are targeting vulnerable householders in Bolton with bogus loans, according to trading standards officers.   more...

Town targeted for fluoride in water

THE likelihood of fluoride being added to Bolton's water will be increased with the publication of a new report on Thursday.   more...

Like it or not, illegal drugs are here to stay

I CERTAINLY do not condone the use of illegal drugs. In fact, I would not condone their use even if they were legal. But then neither do I condone the use of nicotine nor the abuse of alcohol.   more...

Youngsters join in clean-up

COMMUNITY spirit was the order of the day when youngsters from across Bolton helped make a difference.   more...

Transplant Nathan's double celebration

TRANSPLANT patient Nathan Howarth - who received the gift of life from his baby sister - had double reason to celebrate when he started the new school year.   more...

Casualty waiting times in top rank

WAITING times in the Royal Bolton Hospital's accident and emergency department are now among some of the best in the country.   more...

Courtney back in class after crash

A GIRL, aged six, who was seriously injured when she was hit by a car outside her school was back in the classroom on Tuesday - the first day of the new term.   more...

Paper chase for recycling target

RESIDENTS in Bury are being urged to recycle their magazines, travel brochures and shopping catalogues this month.   more...

Funeral of crash victim Wesley, 12

THE funeral of a Bolton boy who died in a horror road crash was held on Wednesday.   more...

Daredevils to zip their way across stadium

DAREDEVILS from Bolton are being encouraged to zip-slide away for charity.   more...

Tsunami victim's funeral

THE funeral of an "inspirational" Bolton teacher who was killed in the Asian tsunami disaster took place on Wednesday.   more...

Homes raided in drugs boost

DRUG squad officers carried out a series of dawn raids across Bolton on Wednesday morning.   more...

Murder charge man remanded in custody

A MAN, aged 25, has been remanded in custody by magistrates at Bury on Wednesday charged with the murder of a teenage mother.   more...

Will sculpture site stand test of time

I HAVE read with great interest all the correspondence concerning the "Spirit of Sport" sculpture.   more...

Many happy memories at church

WE recently held a nostalgic exhibition in our church to celebrate 211 years of history in our parish of SS Peter and Paul's Bolton.   more...

Children's teeth are parents' responsibility

CHRIS Brooks, one of Bolton's leading dentists is not surprised that Bolton teeth have been rated as the third worst in England. (Bolton Evening News, September 2)   more...

Houses would breach Covenant

I REFER to "Mr Sportsman's" letter re Birtenshaw (August 31), and I quote "Remember you protestors if this is turned down (ie current PA 71687/05) houses will follow - guaranteed."   more...

Shortfall in refuse service

WITH regard to your article about litter (Bolton Evening News, September 1).   more...

Bolton Wanderers

Reebok death: Wanderers fined £90,000

BOLTON Wanderers Football Club has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 for a breach of health and safety rules after an accident in which a boy died.   more...

Wanderers play on under adidas

REEBOK'S sponsorship of Bolton Wanderers and the name of the club's stadium should be unaffected by its £2.1 billion takeover by German sportswear firm adidas, according to the club's owners.   more...

TV date for historic UEFA debut

WANDERERS' long-awaited European debut on September 15 is being screened live on Channel Five.   more...

We're having a ball - Diouf

THE Senegalese contingent at Wanderers is having a ball, according to striker El-Hadji Diouf.   more...

Burnley News

Girl, 14, 'raped in wood'

A SCHOOLGIRL was dragged into a secluded wood and subjected to a terrifiying late night sex attack, a jury was told.   more...

Bury Leisure

Daredevils to zip their way across stadium

DAREDEVILS from Bury are being encouraged to zip-slide away for charity.   more...

Bury News

Murder charge man remanded in custody

A MAN, aged 25, has been remanded in custody by magistrates at Bury on Wednesday charged with the murder of a teenage mother.   more...

Knife threat man arrested with taser gun

POLICE officers used a taser stun gun to arrest a 34-year-old man after he threatened them with a knife.   more...

Paper chase for recycling target

RESIDENTS in Bury are being urged to recycle their magazines, travel brochures and shopping catalogues this month.   more...

Clarets Sport

Nothing to lose

MICHAEL Duff is heaping the pressure on England ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park.   more...

Lancashire News

Girl, 14, 'raped in wood'

A SCHOOLGIRL was dragged into a secluded wood and subjected to a terrifiying late night sex attack, a jury was told.   more...

Hospital doctor on sex charge

A DOCTOR has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient in her hospital bed.   more...

People need to be convinced

BAD housing conditions have long been one of East Lancashire's biggest problems.   more...

Lancashire Sport

Nothing to lose

MICHAEL Duff is heaping the pressure on England ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park.   more...

Tommo set for return

DAVID Thompson could be back in action before the end of the month.   more...

Pleasy ladies flying the flag

"HEY, they hit it a long way, don't they?"   more...

Winner takes all in season finale

CLITHEROE skipper Neil Bolton is expecting the unexpected as the Ribblesdale Senior League reaches its dramtic climax.   more...

Leigh Leisure

Daredevils to zip their way across stadium

DAREDEVILS from Leigh are being encouraged to zip-slide away for charity.   more...

Leigh News

Bride Julie arrives . . . via bus!

MOST brides like to arrive at their wedding in an expensive car or a horse-drawn carriage - but Julie Woodhouse caught the bus.   more...

Prestwich,Bury Leisure

Daredevils to zip their way across stadium

DAREDEVILS from the Prestwich area are being encouraged to zip-slide away for charity.   more...

Rovers Sport

When the heat's on, you must chill out

IT'S time for cool heads, not hot heads, as Blackburn Rovers go in search of their first away points of the new season at the Reebok Stadium this weekend.   more...

Tommo set for return

DAVID Thompson could be back in action before the end of the month.   more...

  
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