Lancashire | Archive | 2006 | March
COUNCIL chiefs have told residents living near Whinney Hill tip: "You will get your link road." more...
EDUCATION bosses were today blasted for wasting time and money on a £250,000 "witch hunt" after a teacher they sacked began working at one of their schools. more...
A BLACKBURN man claimed the unwanted attentions of a 16-year-old girl cost him his wife and children, his job and his good name. more...
HE famously mimicked a cat on Celebrity Big Brother. And anti-war campaigner George Galloway had his claws out for Foreign Secretary Jack Straw when he visited the Blackburn MP's home town last night. more...
A YOUTH worker who dedicated his life to helping children has died after losing his fight against cancer. more...
A STRETCH of canal was sealed off for more than three hours while police removed the body of woman which was found face down in the water. more...
WHEN Kyle Croft was born, few expected him to survive his first night. He was born at 26 weeks, weighed just 1lb 9oz and measured just 12 inches long. more...
A MAN was found lying in the motorway with serious injuries after throwing himself from a bridge in a bungled suicide attempt. more...
THREE former detainees of the infamous Guantanamo Bay were in Blackburn yesterday for a screening of a film dramatising their ordeal. more...
A woman was left with "very serious burns" after her skirt set alight as she stood by a fire. more...
A DRIVE to include workers in health and safety management has been praised by a Bolton MP. more...
BUSINESS travel agent SAT Business Travel Management and flight specialists Flightdeck are on the path to further success. more...
BOLTON bank staff have won a top customer service award. more...
SMALL businesses in the North-west can now keep abreast of changes to environmental legislation thanks to NetRegs, a free website offering practical, advice to small businesses. more...
NOMINATIONS are being accepted for entries to the Eastern Eye Asian Business Awards. more...
BEALE, the owner of Bolton town centre deprtment store Whitakers, has aquired the leasehold interest of the former Allders store in Horsham, West Sussex. more...
THE Queen will soon celebrate her 80th birthday and the Bolton Evening News begins its coverage with a look back at her three visits to the town. more...
A POLICE surgery is now open for residents to visit in Horwich. more...
HEALTH research in Manchester has received a multi-million boost. more...
TELEVISION viewers in the North-west look set to receive high-definition TV by the end of the year. more...
A TREE at the centre of an inquiry that could have cost £40,000 is to be cut down. more...
IT had all the glitz and glamour of the Oscars -- the red carpet, the dresses, the speeches. more...
THE shocking state of people's health in Bolton has been revealed in the annual report of the town's Primary Care Trust. more...
RESIDENTS who live on a flood-hit road have called for the Bolton Council to adopt the street. more...
A COUNCILLOR accused of behaving in a "brutish" manner has had his name cleared -- for the third time. more...
SINGING car park attendants serenaded shoppers in Bolton on Saturday. more...
COMMUNITY health bosses have formally supported the Royal Bolton Hospital's bid to become a baby and children's super-centre. more...
HELP for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their families is available at a support group. more...
CLLR Andy Morgan made an attack on the Labour Group, regarding our approach to the last month's annual budget meeting (Letters, Monday, March 6). more...
A GARDEN waste collection service in Bury is springing back to life. more...
THE award-winning Great Lever Pathfinder regeneration programme shared the secrets of its success with more than 20 representatives of similar programmes from across the country. more...
A PENSIONER had a lucky escape after accidentally setting fire to a chair in her living room. more...
A PLANE flying between Manchester and Belfast is to be named after the late George Best. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered facial injuries and lost two teeth in an attack after a night out at the pub. more...
PRIMARY schools in Atherton, Tyldesley and Westhoughton have been given bird boxes and homes for hedgehogs by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table. more...
SPIRITS of a different kind were on the minds of visitors to one of the oldest pubs in Bolton. more...
COUNCIL tax payers in Adlington face larger bills after Chorley Council agreed a 4.8 per cent increase. more...
AN international summit to discuss the future of the planet will be held in the North-west next year. more...
BOLTON Council is offering grants of up to £750 to carers and voluntary groups. more...
A POLICE surgery is now open for residents to visit in Horwich. more...
A FAKE vodka ring has been smashed by trading standards officers in Bolton. more...
YOUR correspondent Mr L Walker wishes to know where Eric Hyland of the Green Party gets his statistics from in relation to Bolton's appalling dental health and is sceptical about the figures for general anaesthetics applied to children for dental procedures. more...
I am disgusted with Town Hall bosses. Residents are already being inconvenienced because of football supporters not only by not being able to park in their own street, but not being able to go shopping when a match is on. more...
IN a letter from Mr Peter Johnston printed recently critical of an elected Mayor, he states, "The present system works well enough. It ain't broke, so don't fix it!" more...
MAY I take this opportunity of thanking the police, other agencies, and especially the residents of Great Lever, for their stirling work to secure the convictions of the drug pushers in the ward. more...
READERS may be interested in taking part in an academic study into commuting stress. more...
WREXHAM 0, SHAKERS 0: Shakers came away from the Racecourse with a valuable point as the battle to avoid the drop hots up. more...
WREXHAM 0, SHAKERS 0: A point from Saturday's trip to Wales was the very least Chris Casper's men deserved but once again it was a worrying lack of cutting edge that denied them a win. more...
LEIGH RMI 1 MOOR GREEN 3: RMI slumped closer to the relegation zone after wasting a glorious opportunity to dispose of a lacklustre Moor Green. more...
ATHERTON LR 0, CAMMELL LAIRD 8: It was a nightmare start for new Atherton LR boss Brad Wright as he watched his side slip to their heaviest defeat in senior football. more...
DAISY Hill continued their dreadful run of form in Division Two with a 2-0 defeat at Eccleshall. more...
LEIGH Centurions are through to the Powergen Challenge Cup fourth round draw on Monday night after beating Russian side Strela Kazan 80-0 at Hilton Park. more...
AMIR Khan's scheduled fight against Argentinian Diego Alejandro Madole has been cancelled it was announced on Monday afternoon. more...
TICKETS for Wanderers Premiership derby at home to Manchester United on Saturday, April 1, are on sale by postal application only. more...
SAM Allardyce is hoping his chances of becoming the next England manager will not be jeopardised by the controversy over his son Craig's involvement in the Idan Tal transfer. more...
BOLTON Wanderers were making no comment on reports that Sam Allardyce has been interviewed for the England manager's job. more...
TAL Ben Haim might have felt the injured party, but he got no sympathy in the dressing room after his public bust-up with Jay Jay Okocha. more...
SAM Allardyce believes Jay Jay Okocha can inspire Wanderers to greater heights than ever before. more...
HENRIK Pedersen revealed today that he was surfing the internet when he answered the Reebok SOS. more...
KEVIN Nolan will consider switching his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, if he continues to be overlooked by England. more...
THE BIGGEST study into the affairs of Burnley since the report into the riots urges the government to stop merger mania' and keep council and services local. more...
COUNCIL chiefs have slammed the British National Party after the right wing group accused the borough of discriminating against white people. more...
A LEISURE centre was forced to close after vandals broke in and went on a wrecking spree. more...
POLICE and council licensing chiefs are using new powers to crack down on the illegal sale of alcohol. more...
A NEW £80million university campus for Burnley could be built in just two years, civic chiefs revealed today. more...
POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack at the back of the boarded-up Lane Ends Hotel in Burnley. more...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered facial injuries and lost two teeth in an attack after a night out at the pub. more...
A SECURITY guard was thrown to the floor and had an axe held over his head during a raid on a service station in Prestwich. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 21, CORNISH PIRATES 21: Tigers finally got the result they wanted with this hard-fought success against their West Country visitors. more...
WREXHAM 0, SHAKERS 0: Shakers came away from the Racecourse with a valuable point as the battle to avoid the drop hots up. more...
BURY players showed they were "up for it" on Tuesday night when the players arrived at Spotland to face Rochdale to find the playing surface freezing. more...
WREXHAM 0, SHAKERS 0: A point from Saturday's trip to Wales was the very least Chris Casper's men deserved but once again it was a worrying lack of cutting edge that denied them a win. more...
CHARTING Burnley's decline is the easy part. Another desperately disappointing day left Steve Cotterill this morning wondering how to pull the Clarets out of a terrifying tailspin towards the Championship drop zone. more...
STEVE Cotterill was left smarting at several refereeing decisions that helped Derby to an unassailable half time lead. more...
STEVE Cotterill today signed a new contract to remain as Burnley manager until the summer of 2010. more...
STEVE Cotterill admitted he was living through 'Groundhog Day' after another blank weekend for Burnley. more...
Burnley suffered a further blow in the defeat at Derby County when influential midfielder Micah Hyde was forced off in the second half with suspected medial knee ligament trouble. more...
A BANNED driver led police on a high-speed midnight chase through Barrowford, Foulridge and Colne, a court was told. more...
Youngsters are invited to take part in a sport more associated with their grandparents crown green bowling. more...
EDUCATION bosses were today blasted for wasting time and money on a £250,000 "witch hunt" after a teacher they sacked began working at one of their schools. more...
A DARWEN man who has been repairing shoes in the town for almost 50 years is calling it a day to have a well-earned rest. more...
A SPECIALIST computer firm founded by a butcher is celebrating ten years in business. more...
WHY is it that certain people only have to open their mouths on certain subjects and the world sits up and listens? more...
WHAT on earth is going on in Laneshawbridge? And does it matter to the wider world or is it just a minor storm in a parish council teacup? more...
EDUCATION bosses were today blasted for wasting time and money on a £250,000 "witch hunt" after a teacher they sacked began working at one of their schools. more...
A LEISURE centre was forced to close after vandals broke in and went on a wrecking spree. more...
A MAN of integrity and dedicated to the textile industry, Thomas Lewis wanted to leave a lasting legacy to the cotton industry. more...
I WAS furious to hear of Tory plans to close Waves (LET, March 4). more...
IT was with a great feeling of sadness that I read of the closure of the Lewis Textile Museum on April 1 as Blackburn has few historical places left. more...
PLANS for a waste treatment plant on the site of the former Huncoat power station and the heavy lorry problems associated with it have been worrying residents for a long time. more...
RYAN Nelsen today said it would be fantastic for the Premier League if Blackburn Rovers could finish in a top four position. more...
STEVE Cotterill today signed a new contract to remain as Burnley manager until the summer of 2010. more...
UNLUCKY Danny Ventre admitted his sending off at Hereford reduced him to tears. more...
Mardan Mamat burst into tears of joy and left defending champion Nick Dougherty crestfallen after deservedly scooping the OSIM Singapore Masters, his first European Tour title. more...
Neil Hodgson had to settle for fourth in the opening round of the American Superbike Championship at Daytona as his late charge for a podium place just came up short. more...
PRIMARY schools in Atherton, Tyldesley and Westhoughton have been given bird boxes and homes for hedgehogs by Atherton and Tyldesley Round Table. more...
LEIGH Centurions are through to the Powergen Challenge Cup fourth round draw on Monday night after beating Russian side Strela Kazan 80-0 at Hilton Park. more...
PEOPLE living in a congested Nelson road have been left "baffled" by Lancashire County Council's refusal to introduce a residents' only parking scheme. more...
A PEDIGREE pooch is top of the doggy league after scooping a top title. more...
A NELSON car service garage has reached the regional finals of a national contest which recognises the skills of mechanics. more...
SEDGLEY PARK 21, CORNISH PIRATES 21: Tigers finally got the result they wanted with this hard-fought success against their West Country visitors. more...
A POLAR adventurer handed over £10,000 to East Lancashire Hospice in memory of her mum and brother, who died less than a year apart. more...
A PLANT hire worker facing a fine over damage allegations ended up staring jail in the face after trying to get out of it. more...
IF Blackburn Rovers succeed in securing a passport into Europe next season then they might look back on this clash with Milan as the defining moment in their season. more...
MARK Hughes hailed his players' fighting spirit after they boosted their hopes of qualifying for Europe by grinding out another priceless home win at the expense of Aston Villa. more...
RYAN Nelsen today said it would be fantastic for the Premier League if Blackburn Rovers could finish in a top four position. more...
MARK Hughes heaped praise on Brad Friedel after the former United States international turned in a man-of-the-match performance to thwart Aston Villa at the weekend. more...
JOHN Coleman admitted that he had never seen referee Mike Mullarkey before. And after the Devon-based official single-handedly ruined Accrington Stanley's chances of equalling the Conference record for a winning run, he's unlikely to ever want to set eyes on him again. more...
UNLUCKY Danny Ventre admitted his sending off at Hereford reduced him to tears. more...
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