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Stories for 17 August 2000
Accrington News
Accident sparks traffic calm call
COUNCIL chiefs are to look at further traffic calming measures in a "problem road" where a seven-year-old boy was badly injured in an accident with a car. more...
My son could be scarred for life
A MOTHER whose son needed 10 stitches to his forehead following a building site accident today revealed that he would be scarred for life. more...
So how does your garden grow?
A NEW gardening competition will be launched in a Hyndburn community next year in a bid to encourage more green-fingered activity in the area. more...
Rev up for a roaring bike show
THE Hope and Anchor Pub, Whalley Road, Accrington, will host the first Accrington Motor Cycle Show in conjunction with Accrington Arndale Centre on Sunday. more...
Students say their goodbyes
SIXTH formers raised their glasses to celebrate the end of their school studies at a special event this week. more...
Blackburn News
New government role for top cop
A FORMER police chief has pledged to act as a government "insider" for local people in his new role helping to cut crime. more...
The piano is Eddie's forte
EDDIE PEACOCK was so good on the piano he could play it with one hand. more...
Twin 'victim of syndrome'
A FIVE-MONTH-OLD twin boy who was found dead in his cot is believed to have been a victim of sudden infant death syndrome. more...
Civic society chief backs closure bid
CONTROVERSIAL plans to close off roads in Blackburn town centre have been backed by a civic and planning expert. more...
Cash appeal to help keep Joe
A CASH appeal has been launched to help an animal-loving grandmother fight Blackburn with Darwen Council's decision to take away her pet monkey. more...
Pound puts 40 jobs at risk
UP TO 40 jobs may be lost at one of East Lancashire's most successful businesses. more...
Garden army's winning against vandals
A GARDEN army is blooming after an appeal to stop vandals trashing a local allotment site. more...
Bridge club ready to re-open
BLACKBURN Bridge Club will open its doors next month in its newly refurbished centre. more...
Net defence for house
A WOMAN who wants to create a house near a golf course has been told she must provide nets to protect it from flying golf balls. more...
David's mission's all at sea
A THEOLOGY student is preparing set sail to spend a year caring for seamen around the world. more...
Subscribe to Rovers programme
ROVERS fans can now buy match day programmes even if they are not going to the game. more...
Blackpool News
Police take it softly softly!
BLACKPOOL police are to take the softly-softly approach towards loutish and drunken behaviour in the town, The Citizen can reveal. more...
Pub teams aim for Twin Towers
PUB football teams from the Fylde could soon be playing in a match that will go down in history. more...
Pilot error blamed for helicopter crash
THICK cloud and pilot error have been blamed for a helicopter crash which killed three men. more...
'Legal eagle' raises hopes for elderly
WORRIED residents from the eight Blackpool care homes earmarked for closure are clinging on to the hope of a legal lifeline which may give pensioners the chance to stay where they are. more...
Happy birthday tooth you!
WHAT do you give sharks as a birthday treat? A birthday cake of course. more...
'Gang rape' probe halted
POLICE investigations into a vicious gang rape in a Blackpool hotel room have been halted after the woman suddenly withdrew her complaint. more...
Woman is robbed in St Annes post office
AN ELDERLY woman was the victim of a robbery in Wood Street Post Office, St Annes, on Monday (August 14). more...
Blackpool Sport
Seasiders late show special
THREE fine goals allowed Blackpool to overcome a Hull City side which had dominated much of the opening day match which ended Blackpool 3 - Hull City 1. And the two late strikes which sealed three points for Steve McMahon's side were a welcome change from last season's habit of throwing away points in the dying seconds. more...
Blackpool,Lytham Sport
Dav hat-trick in vain for Saints
SOGGY "summer" weather claimed another victim on Saturday (August 12) when St Annes' Bay 96.9 Northern Premier League clash with Darwen at Vernon Road was abandoned due to rain with an exciting finish in prospect. more...
Wasps win again
BLACKPOOL based West Coast Wasps added another trophy to their bulging trophy cabinet winning the Blackpool U12's Summer roller hockey tournament 2000. more...
Tough away test for Pool
A TOUGH away match at Cardiff City faces Blackpool on Saturday (August 19) and Seasiders fans will be hoping for a strong performance to guarantee a further three points. more...
Bolton Business
Now your holiday snaps go online
IT MAY be pouring with rain outside but to instantly get that sunny holiday feeling nothing can beat the humble photograph. more...
BOLTON'S Reebok Stadium has been chosen as the venue for the national launch of a government drive t
The Department of Trade and Industry seminar next month will include the launch of a CD ROM designed to help businesses cope with global competition. more...
New Horizon for over 40s
A SOCIAL network for single professional people over 40 has been set up in Bolton. more...
Bolton Leisure
What's On if you like going to galleries and exhibitions
The Jurrasic exhibition at Bolton Museum more...
What's On for the family
FAMILY FUN RUN/WALK, Bolton Adult Placement and Brindle Lodge Group family fun run/walk, Saturday September 9, 11am start from Leverhulme Park, Athletics' Stadium, Long Lane, Bolton. Choice of around two mile course (runners, joggers and walkers) or short course for the less mobile and wheelchair users. Registration at running track from 10.15am. Entry adults £3, juniors £1.50. T-shirt for all those entering by September 4. Entries available on the day. Spot prizes, free buffet, results' sheet available, bouncy castle. Collect an entry form from Bolton Town Hall's Tourist and Information Centre. more...
What's On in and around the Bolton area on Friday
LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 7.30am-10.30pm. more...
Where you can find live music
HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm to 9pm). more...
ALBUM RVIEW Somewhere Man CD from Nick Bold
I get a lot of albums sent to me from local musicians. more...
Bolton News
A-Level results round-up
BOLTON School pupils Olga Epifaniou and Jennie Balshaw, front, celebrate after gaining five A grade A-Levels each. more...
A-Level results round-up
BOLTON School pupils Olga Epifaniou and Jennie Balshaw, front, celebrate after gaining five A grade A-Levels each. more...
Battling Kerris steps back in line
BRAVE Kerris Milligan knows more than most that even cowgirls get the blues -- but that never stopped her battling against the odds to overcome a potentially crippling illness. more...
Has anyone got the Princess Anne record?
WHEN Princess Anne was born 50 years ago, one of the first sounds she may have heard as she lay in her cradle was a group of Little Lever children singing and playing their recorders. more...
Tragedy of the stray animals
SADLY, an increasing number of stray animals are destroyed each year, just because their owners cannot be traced. more...
Thugs target residents with explosions
DRIVE-BY thugs may have sparked a huge explosion which rocked a neighbourhood. more...
Garden party was real animal magic
Mrs Dorothy Maden and (left) 11-year-old Toni Richards of Harwood and her cousin Fraser Richards, aged seven, of Tonge Moor make friends with Maisie, a cross pot bellied pig at the Pets in Need garden party more...
Five generations at grand reunion
From left are: Sharon Brown, Catherine Murphy, Irene Byrne, Kerrie Murphy more...
How Pc rescued blaze lorry driver
AN award-winning Bolton bobby has told how he pulled a lorry driver from his blazing cab with just seconds to spare. more...
Generating a TV double act!
A BOLTON tour operator and her dad will be watched by millions of TV viewers -- pretending to be soldiers and tipping souffle over their heads! more...
Safe cyclist's road rope horror crash
A FARNWORTH shop owner who wrote a guide to safe bike trips was badly hurt when he cycled into a rope strung across one of his own recommended routes. more...
Friends set off for Big Brother set
FAMILY and friends of Bolton artist Nichola Holt were today getting ready to set off to the Big Brother house in the Channel 4 hit show. more...
From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO more...
Do you know these Church Institute girls?
I rather like this picture, sent in by reader Mrs Imogen McKenna, showing pupils at Miss Gubbins's Church Institute Preparatory School about 1939. She asks: 'Are any of the following girls still in Bolton - Pat Whewell, Sheila McCartney, Judy Asquith, Julie Crossley, Pat Pullen, Jean Cadman?' If so, you can contact Mrs McKenna (nee Grundy) at 3, Elmwood Close, Over Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1HF. more...
Magistrate on teen sex charge
A LEIGH magistrate accused of putting his hand up a 14-year-old schoolgirl's skirt has protested his innocence in court. more...
Staff dig deep for hospice garden
KIND-HEARTED staff from Transco in Bolton have helped to brighten up the lives of children in a local hospice. more...
When bad spelling is a sign of the times
AN OBSERVANT bus passenger thought his eyes were deceiving him when he spotted some rather unusual spellings of Bolton street names. more...
Two volunteers find adventure rewarding
Jennifer Sey (left) helps Helen Weir get to grips with orienteering more...
A-Level results here today
Bolton School Girls' and Boys' Division and Canon Slade A-Level results will be available on this site by lunchtime more...
Flood warning
THE ENVIRONMENT agency is spending £5,000 to upgrade a flood warning system for Bradshaw. more...
JP placed on sex offenders' register
A MAGISTRATE has been placed on the sex offenders' register after being found guilty of putting his hand up a 14-year-old schoolgirl's skirt. more...
Dangers of consent law
IT is sad to find the usually sensible Brian Derbyshire pandering to homophobia by suggesting that sex with a youth of 16 represents an act of paedophilia (BEN, August 14). more...
Hard facts about the Royal money
JOHN Evans, in his letter 'Royals should be treated like charity' demonstrates how little is generally known of the finances of the Royal Family. more...
Have a say in the future of health
IN the past three years, we've seen some real changes in the NHS in Bolton. more...
Innocent teacher found guilty by BEN?
WITH reference to your paper's recent coverage of the case involving local primary school teacher Neville Moss. more...
Brighter picture as party battle looms
THE first task of the new Labour Government was to address the consequences of the economic mismanagement and the boom and bust politics of previous Tory governments. more...
Journey to school is a death-defying ordeal for mum
GETTING to and from Sharples County Primary School on Hugh Lupos Street is a 'journey of death'. more...
Hedgehogs' binbag delight
WE enjoyed reading Catherine Booth's letter in your July 18 issue, about the hedgehog she discovered inside a bin bag. more...
Park life nothing to shout about
INNUMERABLE readers will have enjoyed ex-Bolton Mayor George Brown's hard hitting Farnworth Park letter (August 14). more...
Rat of the week
WE would like to nominate as Rat of the Week the moron who stole the beautiful plants from our brother's grave in Heaton Cemetery. more...
Body talk
CHILDREN from 11 to 16 should be taught much more about the human body -- it can last 100 years if properly maintained. more...
Bolton Sport
CRICKET: Lancs to get back on track
LANCASHIRE were aiming to banish their one-day blues with a return to Championship action against Kent at Old Trafford today. more...
SOCCER: Daisy Hill draw
DAISY Hill recovered from a 2-0 deficit to eventually draw 2-2 with Pennington who were last season's winners of the Goldline Trophy in association with the Bolton Evening News. more...
RUGBY UNION: New season builds up
BOLTON RUFC pre-season build up continues, with more players answering last week's plea in the BEN, to turn up to training or contact the club. more...
GOLF: Steve takes title
TURTON'S Steve Perry won the Bolton Junior Championship returning a gross 72 in the tournament at Deane. more...
Deano in shock early comeback
DEAN Holdsworth is back in the frame for Wanderers, weeks ahead of schedule, reporter BEN Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock. more...
1. What season was it when Bolton had their only time in the fourth division.
2. Where did John Byrom start his career. more...
Former Wanderer Mixu's Hibs appeal
FORMER Wanderer Mixu Paatelainen believes his Hibernian strike partner Didier Agathe can go on to terrorise the best defences around and has urged the board to do everything in their power to keep the hit-man at Easter Road. more...
Royle swops for Wanderers loan star
Manchester City boss Joe Royle says it was memories of Paul Ritchie's performances for Wanderers last season that prompted him to swoop for the Scotland international defender. more...
Internationals in form
Wanderers' internationals enjoyed good wins last night. Per Frandsen had a 20-minute runout on his comeback for Denmark, who won 2-0 in the Faroe Islands (former Bolton team-mates Claus Jensen and Michael Johansen also played) and Jussi Jaaskelainen was in the Finland squad that scored an impressive 3-1 victory over Norway in Helsinki. more...
Burnley News
Lions give Matt eyes of a tiger!
A FAMILY who watched helplessly as a rare genetic disorder turned their eight-year-old son almost blind are praying that the condition does not affect his two brothers. more...
Time is up for a counterfeit
A CRACKDOWN on counterfeit goods campaign has been launched with an appeal for people to blow the whistle on fakes. more...
Patient appeal to help save CHCs
A GENERATION of patients helped by a health watchdog group are being asked to join the organisation's own fight for survival. more...
Girls in a class of their own
GIRLS came out top of the class when they received their A-level results this morning. more...
Runaway is 'not alone'
POLICE believe a thirteen-year-old runaway is being sheltered by someone in the Padiham area. more...
Bicycle smash: witness appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Burnley which left a cyclist with bruised ribs and leg. more...
Bury News
Town centre gets facelift
NEW businesses are moving into town, while existing ones have had a revamp as a fresh wave of optimism hits Radcliffe. more...
Bury Sport
Soccer: Playing for keeps
RADCLIFFE Borough's future is in safe hands as they go into the new UniBond League Division One campaign. more...
Chorley News
Clash over homes plan as sewers burst
RESIDENTS in Adlington have formed an action group to fight plans for 300 new homes. more...
Row over mobile phone mast
A GROUP of residents of the Park Mills estate in Chorley are furious that they were not informed about a new mobile phone mast. more...
Shoppers sign toilet petition
CONTROVERSY over Chorley's town centre toilets has taken a fresh twist. more...
Silence in the quarry
BRINSCALL quarry could soon blast its last if Government proposals on noise reduction -- which would mean it would have to operate at quieter levels than a library -- get the go-ahead. more...
Daughter sparks USA v GB debate
JUST what is wrong with British boys? more...
100 more police for Lancs
POLICE in Lancashire have welcomed a Home Office announcement that an extra 100 officers will be recruited over the next two years. more...
Chorley Sport
Patel's flying start falters
THE rain came to Chorley's rescue at Woodhill Lane on Saturday with Morecambe seemingly on the verge of certain victory. more...
Clitheroe News
Calderstones: Give them the facts
A PLANNING chief today agreed that people moving onto the housing estate next to Calderstones hospital have a right to know who their neighbours are. more...
Calderstones: Staff morale 'at all-time low'
MORALE among workers at Calderstones is at an all time low according to the union -- but bosses say they are investing in more staff to try and resolve staff concerns. more...
Local man to chair good cause
A NATIONAL charity has appointed a Billington man as its millennium chairman. more...
Calderstones: McAlpine puts faith in NHS bosses
DEVELOPERS who plan to build more than 300 homes just yards from the controversial Calderstones site, today issued a vote of confidence in trust bosses and said: "We look forward to opening our sales centre very soon." more...
Calderstones: McAlpine puts faith in NHS bosses
DEVELOPERS who plan to build more than 300 homes just yards from the controversial Calderstones site, today issued a vote of confidence in trust bosses and said: "We look forward to opening our sales centre very soon." more...
Colne News
Young boffins are brains of Britain
YOUNG boffins from a Pendle high school proved they are the brains of Britain after picking up a national award. more...
Protest woman dies at 82
A WOMAN who dedicated the last years of her life to saving Colne's historic Hartley Hospital from demolition has died at the age of 82. more...
Darwen News
Gran is safari so good
GUTSY grandma Kathleen Walsh has completed a gruelling safari cycle in her 50th year -- and had to buy her first bike for the trip. more...
Mandy's job hunt lands her a hubby
HAIRDRESSER Mandy Shuttleworth asked for help to find a new job -- and ended up with a husband as well! more...
Lancashire Leisure
East Lancs events, August 18
Good as new sale, Central Methodist Church, Great Harwood, 11am-2pm. more...
Lancashire News
The spice is right
IT is a well-known foodie fact that the British tastebuds are changing. more...
Recipe: Delhi Samosas
Makes 24 more...
Recipe: Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Squares
Makes 24 more...
Recipe: Bacon Snacks
Ingredients: 150g lean back bacon rashers; 1 ready made; fresh garlic bread loaf; 1 tomato, thinly sliced; 1 mushroom, thinly sliced; 1 spring onion, finely chopped; 25g low-fat cheese, grated; 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs more...
Season clicks off with even better coverage
HURRAH and huzzah! Rovers have won, the Clarets have held the Trotters to a draw, the Shakers actually won away and Roy Keane has been unfairly picked on by a biased ref for the sin of playing for the Mighty Man United. more...
Spam, spam, spam, spam...
ANYONE who has e-mail will have been annoyed daft by spam -- the electronic version of junk mail. But why is it called spam? more...
And talking of football....
FANCY kicking off the new football season with a signed Leeds United shirt, an autographed photo of David Beckham or Ryan Giggs? Then click no further than the FSauctions.co.uk website, the auction channel from Freeserve, and our official auction partners here at This is Lancashire, where you can bid for these items and get ahead of the game. more...
Cartoon's a classic
AND talking of grown-ups, can I just congratulate Matt Stone and Trey Parker for the episode of South Park shown last Friday on Channel 4, which was right up there with the one with Fat Bob Smith of The Cure in it. It was utterly, utterly brilliant. And utterly, utterly appalling. And I loved every minute of it. You can relive those smashing South Park moments by downloading movies from the Comedy Central site -- be the life and soul of your office and play The Bitch Song during important meetings. more...
Invitations by e-mail
FAR be it from me to encourage the consumption of intoxicating liquors, but a site packed with boozy wheezes is the Vladivar Vodka site. more...
Ten years ago: Funfair drama
A NINE-year-old girl from Great Harwood was among eight people rescued by fire fighters when a loop-the-loop funfair ride stopped. more...
Five years ago: Best A-levels
STUDENTS celebrated the best ever A Levels results -- a record-breaking 84 per cent with the figures for all A grades shooting up too. more...
Calderstones: Give them the facts
A PLANNING chief today agreed that people moving onto the housing estate next to Calderstones hospital have a right to know who their neighbours are. more...
Time is up for a counterfeit
A CRACKDOWN on counterfeit goods campaign has been launched with an appeal for people to blow the whistle on fakes. more...
Cavalier attitude
PUBLIC relations and common sense were the major and tragic casualties in the 'Battle of Blackburn' held in Witton Park this last weekend. more...
'Battle' well publicised
I HAVE to take issue with the inference in the report (LET August 12) regarding John Walsh's supposed "inability" to walk through Witton Park to Pleasington Cemetery on Friday, August 11. more...
Beware more stealth taxes
THE government has been very quiet over the forthcoming UN Summit between September 6-8. more...
Aid offer rejected
WHILE I feel a great deal for the plight of the allotment holders at Witton, Blackburn having to contend with vandalism and a degree of arson (LET, August 15) the blame should not be laid at the feet of Blackburn with Darwen Council and nor should the financial responsibility for provision of security fencing. more...
Who sold out in first place?
WHAT a short memory County Councillor George Slynn has. more...
Not all doom and gloom
THE announcement by one of East Lancashire's most successful companies that up to 40 jobs may have to go is a stark reminder of the problems faced by Britain's small firms because of the strength of the pound. more...
Lancashire Sport
County cricket: All eyes on Ganguly
THE spotlight was on Sourav Ganguly at Old Trafford today as Lancashire returned to Championship action against Kent. more...
Golf: Dwyer's aim straight to Spain
PAUL Dwyer plans to crown an eventful summer by winning a place on next year's European Tour. more...
Golf: Trio out of Boys Open
LOCAL interest in the British Boys Open Championship at Hillside, Southport came to an end at the third round stage yesterday. more...
Gray set to shake off injury scare
PHIL Gray looks set to lead the Clarets attack against Wimbledon on Saturday following his mid-week injury scare while on duty with Northern Ireland. more...
Rovers plan loan move for Diawara
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is planning a loan move for Paris St Germain striker Kaba Diawara. more...
Gray set to shake off injury scare
PHIL Gray looks set to lead the Clarets attack against Wimbledon on Saturday following his mid-week injury scare while on duty with Northern Ireland. more...
Shandran strike
YOUNG striker Anthony Shandran grabbed the only goal of the game as Burnley won a reserve team work-out 1-0 at Huddersfield Town yesterday. more...
Rovers plan loan move for Diawara
BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness is planning a loan move for Paris St Germain striker Kaba Diawara. more...
Gillespie gets a boost from the boss
BLACKBURN winger Keith Gillespie could still have a role to play at Ewood this season despite being told he could find himself a new club over the summer. more...
Dunn set for stardom
GARRY Flitcroft believes David Dunn could have a big future ahead of him after his starring role in the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at the weekend. more...
Stig sent off
ROVERS new-boy Stig Inge Bjornebye was sent off a minute before the end of Norway's 3-1 defeat in Finalnd last night. more...
Simpson has to carry can
THE scene was typical of many a dreary Lancashire summer afternoon. more...
Lancaster News
Sex beast sent down for life
A LANCASTER sex beast has been caged for life after being convicted of another sick attack. more...
Reigning cats and dogs!
HAVE you got a pet with unsociable habits? Reporter Paul Wilkinson finds out more about man's best friend from local animal behaviour consultant, Gill Aitken... more...
Football fan escapes prison sentence
A SOCCER fan who battered a rival supporter in a Lancaster pub while they watched a crucial international has escaped jail. more...
Resort pub doorman attacked
A DOORMAN who tried to break up a disturbance in a Morecambe pub found himself under attack. more...
Grant to help business links
LANCASTER'S St Martin's College has won a £275,000 grant to help build links between business and higher education. more...
Ear bitten off in savage attack
A LORRY driver had his ear bitten off after a row outside a Morecambe bar. more...
Call the stress busters
LANCASTER and District Samaritans have launched an awareness campaign encouraging people coping with A-level and GCSE results to use their website. more...
Lancaster Sport
Not so Andy for City
A BIZARRE Farrell Kilbane own goal was the only thing that came between City and their first silverware of the season in Friday's Peter Swales Challenge Shield against Leigh RMI. more...
The sky's the limit for Shrimps
ONE story alone dominated Morecambe's pre-season preparations. more...
Leigh News
Coroner to leave on health grounds
LEIGH'S coroner Martin Coppel has been forced to retire on health grounds. more...
Leigh Sport
A whole new ball game!
WIMBLEDON, Lord's and Waterloo look out - Leigh is on a £½ million-plus sporting roll. more...
Nelson News
Freedom celebration for 400
AROUND 400 people enjoyed a celebration dinner to mark the independence of Pakistan. more...
Preston,Leyland,Northend Sport
Preston QPR clash all ticket
Preston's game against QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday September 9, kick-off 3pm, will be all ticket for visiting supporters. more...
Rawtenstall News
Patient appeal to help save CHCs
A GENERATION of patients helped by a health watchdog group are being asked to join the organisation's own fight for survival. more...
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