Lancashire | Archive | 2006 | March
MEDICS today hit out after a drunken man who punched a nurse while she was treating him avoided an immediate prison sentence. more...
USERS of Blackburn's Waves water centre have reacted furiously to Tory councillors' pledge to shut the complex if they seize power in May's elections. more...
THE family of a former Blackburn firefighter who died in a car accident have spoken of their sadness at his sudden death. more...
A MAN has been convicted of carrying out an attack in Blackburn town centre, that left a teenager badly hurt. more...
A WOMAN on a night out with her soldier husband suffered a broken nose after being attacked by a gang of women, a court was told. more...
Residents are being urged not to fall victim to a conman who calls at homes asking to borrow money. more...
MOTORISTS have been warned not to fall victim to "ice bandits" as the cold weather takes hold in Bolton. more...
CRACKS in the paving slabs on Newport Street bridge in Bolton are the latest in a series of problems to dog the multi-million pound project. more...
A STUDENT governor at Bolton Community College has accused Education Secretary Ruth Kelly of ignoring the needs of adult learners. more...
A TEENAGER waged a campaign of violent and verbal intimidation against a takeway worker and his family, a court heard. more...
THE Royal Bolton Hospital says it is winning the war on the killer super-bug MRSA. more...
THERE are many debates about whether we can afford this or that thing that the people want. more...
MORE than a tonne of illegal fireworks was seized by firefighters in Greater Manchester during their bonfire safety drive. more...
A DRUG dealer who led a sophisticated cocaine supply plot has been told he deserves every day of his nine-year sentence. more...
DETECTIVES investigating a rape allegation dating back 14 years have charged a 35-year-old-man. more...
FOOTBALL fans and other members of the public are being invited to join a ceremony remembering the 33 people who died in the Burnden Park disaster. more...
A SERIAL rapist, who tried to kidnap a woman while out of prison on licence, has been jailed for life. more...
ROCKS and leaves were used to hide the body of a schoolboy found in a Bury park, police have revealed. more...
SIR Alex Ferguson has finally abandoned all hope of Chelsea suffering a Devon Loch-style title collapse. more...
SAM Allardyce has hailed Joey O'Brien and Abdoulaye Faye as the unlikely heroes of Wanderers' glory run. more...
SAM Allardyce has gone to the top to try to get a fair deal for Kevin Davies. more...
NICKY Hunt got a carpeting, a fine and some friendly advice this week after seeing red in the reserves. more...
WHAT a sensitive bunch they are down at Soho Square. more...
SAM Allardyce believes Wanderers' games in hand on their Premiership rivals will make or break their European dream. more...
FOR three seasons Ivan Campo made the position his own and before that, Paul Warhurst combined the qualities of a centre-back with the passing abilities of a playmaker to occupy the pivotal role in the Wanderers midfield. more...
ROCKS and leaves were used to hide the body of a schoolboy found in a Bury park, police have revealed. more...
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has thrown his weight behind plans to revolutionise the play-off system this summer. more...
A FANS' website dedicated to raising money for Burnley's youth system is set to launch a new campaign. more...
MICHAEL Ricketts could end up costing Leeds United nearly £2million this season - despite playing for Burnley! more...
A CONTRACT to operate crime-fighting spy cameras that overlook dozens of Ribble Valley streets has been renewed despite concerns over the company that runs the scheme. more...
A DARWEN Indian restaurant is in the finals of a Parliamentary competition to find the best curry house in Britain. more...
MARK Hughes today indicated he's ready to put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract with Blackburn Rovers. more...
BURNLEY chairman Barry Kilby has thrown his weight behind plans to revolutionise the play-off system this summer. more...
Blackburn Hawks are agonisingly close to clinching a place in the English Cup semi-finals for the first time ever. more...
A VAN driver involved in a fatal accident in which a motorcyclist died has been haunted by what happened, a court has heard. more...
POLICE in Rossendale have teamed up with a martial arts expert in a bid to kick out anti-social behaviour problems. more...
A HASLINGDEN man who attacked his ex-partner's friend was said to have hit her three times and headbutted her. more...
RIBBLE Valley Tory MP Nigel Evans has branded the report clearing Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell of breaking the Ministerial Code of Conduct as "a whitewash". more...
BRAD Friedel today spelled out the reasons why it's absolutely imperative Blackburn Rovers get Mark Hughes tied up on a new long-term contract as soon as possible. more...
MARK Hughes today indicated he's ready to put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract with Blackburn Rovers. more...
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes has described tomorrow's crunch game with Tottenham Hotspur as possibly the biggest of his 18-month Ewood reign. more...
Spurs skipper Ledley King believes Rovers present a significant threat to his side's ambitions tomorrow. more...
BOSSES at Accrington Stanley have pledged to improve relations with local residents as they bid for a place in the Football League. more...
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