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Stories for 24 August 2001
Accrington News
Disabled man who 'glassed' pub-goer is jailed
A DISABLED man who "glassed" another man in a pub, knocking him unconscious, has been given a 12-month-jail term -- to run after a three-and-a-half-year term he is currently serving. more...
Fire warning after injury to children
FIREFIGHTERS are warning parents to be vigilant after a 13-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with severe burns to his chest and legs. more...
Injured Graham wakes to say 'Mum'
A YOUNGSTER has regained consciousness after being knocked down minutes after he was grounded by his mother for stealing sweets. more...
Blackburn News
Prison death: Mother demands answers
A GRIEVING mother today said she was planning legal action against prison bosses and demanded to know how her son was allowed to hang himself in his cell. more...
Landlords and licensees join campaign
LANDLORDS and licensees from Blackburn town centre are getting together to raise money to help save the Witton Park bonfire. more...
DJ critic in pub struck wrong chord
PUB customer John Morris struck the wrong chord when he criticised the music played by the DJ in the Grapes, in Northgate, Blackburn. more...
Uncle Jack tribute misses kick-off
BAD weather has delayed the completion of the memorial garden in tribute to Rovers' legend Jack Walker. more...
Family petrol bomb terror
A FATHER-of-three has told of his lucky escape from a petrol bomb attack on his home. more...
Stag night ended up in police cells
A 33-YEAR-OLD Morecambe man ended his stag night in the cells at Blackburn police station. more...
Blackpool Leisure
Sit Thi Deawn for t'Weavers
FUN and folk meets brass when The Houghton Weavers appear at Fleetwood's Marine Hall this Sunday (August 26), along with Fodens Courtois Brass Band. more...
Rowing hero has a Blackpool date
A HOST of celebrities will gather at Blackpool Pleasure Beach next week to celebrate youth club network UK Youth's 90th birthday. more...
Queen Street in party mood
SOMETHING for the whole family is promised at a free bank holiday festival on Monday (August 27). more...
Cinderella's going to have a ball
AUGUST it may be, but tickets are on sale now for this year's Grand Theatre Christmas pantomime. more...
Get yer clogs on for festival
POLISH up your Lancashire dialect and shine up your clogs! Fylde Folk Festival 2001 is coming to Fleetwood on the weekend of August 31 and September 1 and 2. more...
Blackpool News
What a sheiker!
STUNNED tourism chiefs are being inundated by requests from Arabs with a taste for fish and chips, rollercoasters and kiss me quick hats. more...
A question of grades
A-LEVEL results brought mixed fortunes across the Fylde Coast. And, although many were celebrating, some students were disappointed with their grades. more...
Brief's encounter
A BLACKPOOL barrister-turned-popstar is releasing a single over the internet to raise money for needy children. more...
Has anyone seen our Bracken?
A DISTRAUGHT family has been making weekly pilgrimages to Blackpool in search of a dearly loved pet which went missing in the town earlier this month. more...
They're going up the wall!
BLACKPOOL teenagers have enjoyed wall-to-wall fun during a boredom-breaking summer scheme. more...
Getting legless isn't funny
A HARD-hitting poster campaign is being launched this week to alert the town's pub and club goers to the dangers of excessive boozing. more...
Swim in sea? No thanks
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners who spent the day quizzing beach users in Blackpool discovered fears about dirty water put most off taking a dip. more...
Town bids again for city status
BLACKPOOL is to bid for city status for the second time in two years. more...
Students urged to build bright prospects
A TEENAGE girl from Blackpool, who has chosen to follow her father into the world of painting and decorating, is supporting a campaign to encourage school leavers to choose a career in the construction industry. more...
Down your street...
A LOOK at what's happening around the town. more...
Steps dream comes true for Rosie
A LUCKY Blackpool girl has outbid hundreds of hopefuls in a music competition to snap up a luxury night in London, £200 spending money and -- most importantly -- two much sought-after tickets to see Steps in concert. more...
Holiday tragedy
A HEARTBROKEN husband has spoken of the seaside holiday that turned to tragedy when his wife was involved in a fatal accident on Blackpool Prom. more...
CRIMESTOPPERS: Man robbed in prom attack
A 40-YEAR man became the latest victim of violent robbery in Blackpool when a trio of teenagers struck on a quiet section of the sea front. more...
Revamp for Marks
A HUGE investment of £1.3 million promises to put the sparkle back into Blackpool's Marks and Spencer store on Church Street. more...
Good news for blaze victims
A BLACKPOOL family whose council house was gutted by fire last week will be able to return to their home, a Blackpool Borough Council spokesman. more...
Oscars for hoofers
BRAY-CE yourselves -- donkey "Oscars" are coming to Blackpool! more...
Public to staff police station?
A RECRUITMENT drive for community volunteers has been launched to extend the opening hours of a rural police station without draining resources. more...
Hopping mad!
RABBIT lover Jennifer Roberts has turned detective in an attempt to discover the fate of her missing pets. more...
Don't be left in the cold
OLDER people in Blackpool, Fleetwood and Fylde are being urged not to be left in the cold by missing out on their £200 Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) this year. more...
Balloon event 'blown away'
HOPES of a first for Blackpool were blown away by the good old British weather on Tuesday. more...
Tide warning after family is trapped
A FATHER and three children had to wade to shore through waist-deep water after being cut off by the tide at Blackpool. more...
Police motorway checks on caravans
OFFICERS from Lancashire Constabulary's Motorway Unit will be targeting unroadworthy caravans from Friday, August 24, in a drive to improve safety on the county's motorways. more...
Cheers! They've got a new 'home'
MEMBERS of Poulton's new Conservative Club now have a home to call their own. more...
Crash death inquest opened
AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Hambleton businessman Frank Kelly. more...
Blackpool Sport
Hat-trick hero
A FANTASTIC second half hat-trick from Brett Ormerod blew away opponents Wigan and blasted Blackpool into the second round of the Worthington Cup. more...
Blackpool,Lytham News
This investigator was not independent
MICHAEL Brown, Chief Executive of Wyre Council, in asking for panel members to recommend levels of allowances for Wyre councillors, has declared that, "they must be entirely independent of... personal relationships with council members." more...
More modern democracy than ever
I DISAGREE with the view expressed by John Finlay (Citizen August 9) who claims that democracy is being eroded. He claims as evidence of his theory that the new executive style local government committee need not have any opposition members. more...
Why was Taylor probe held up?
I WAS present at the meeting at the Town Hall where the report on the ex-leader Councillor Ivan Taylor was made public and it appeared to me that he admitted to not declaring his half ownership in a house in the members' interest book from the year of its acquisition in 1993 to his entry in 2000. more...
Hoping to solve skin complaint riddle
MOST people have heard of the skin complaint, psoriasis. But it's not as widely known that people who suffer from it also have an increased risk of developing a form of inflammatory arthritis which affects both the skin and joints. This condition -- famously suffered by the late playwright Dennis Potter -- is known as psoriatic arthritis. more...
Grandparents who act as childminders
DID you know that one in ten of the under 56s is a grandparent? Today's generation of grandparents are twice as likely to act as childminders to their grandchildren than previous generations. more...
Poor pets suffer in throwaway society
WHY do people get pets and then become tired of them? Having lost their interest in the pet, they push it out to live in the back yard or garden, gradually giving it less and less attention. more...
Don't forget Mr Blackpool himself...
ARE we to see yet another hare-brained scheme by the ruling junta? I refer to the proposed "talking statues" on the South Promenade. I do not think the matter has been properly thought through. more...
Relative hunt
I WONDER if your readers might be able to help me contact the daughter of a distant relative who had a Blackpool boarding house around 1939? He was my grandfather's step-brother. I stayed there when I was too young to remember where it was. His name was Charles Walker who was married to Ruth and their daughter was Noreen Walker. They had a rather shaggy collie dog as I recall from my parents' photograph taken on their doorstep. more...
Lottery grant?
SO, Blackpool Zoo is up for bids to be managed. Why don't they ask the lottery to make a grant for the zoo? If we are not very careful the animals and birds will suffer. more...
Blackpool,Lytham Sport
Hat-trick hero
A FANTASTIC second half hat-trick from Brett Ormerod blew away opponents Wigan and blasted Blackpool into the second round of the Worthington Cup. more...
Points picked from Cherries
MANY have tipped Blackpool for a quick return to Division Three this season especially following their opening day defeat by Reading. more...
Ex-Pool 'keeper dies
THE world of football paid tribute this week to former Blackpool goalkeeper Les Sealey who died from a heart attack aged 43. more...
SWIMMING: Final countdown for Newton Hall
BOTH teams from Newton Hall Swimming Club's Micro squads will compete in their respective finals at Lancaster in September. more...
POOL: Red Rose triumph
THERE was triple joy for Lancashire's pool teams when they faced nearest rivals GMC Pool League at Riley's Snooker Club, in Blackpool. more...
Young players wanted
STAINING Junior Football Club's under-12s team is looking for players for the 2001/2 season. The team trains on Tuesdays, 6pm-7.30pm, at Staining Village Hall. Anyone interested in joining can contact Barrie on 694105. more...
Bolton Business
Boss's £4m best seller
A FORMER Bolton man has sold a majority shareholding in his booming business for £4.1 million. more...
Plenty of bad news out there
THE US Federal Reserve announced another cut in US interest rates this week in a continuing attempt to halt the global downturn. more...
Bolton Leisure
Dancers appeal for pantomime
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is making its annual appeal for young dancers to appear in this year's pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. more...
Bolton News
RIVINGTON AND BLACKROD HIGH SCHOOL
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LEIGH ST MARY'S RC HIGH, ASTLEY
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ST MONICA'S HIGH SCHOOL, PRESTWICH
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THE ELTON HIGH SCHOOL
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LOWTON HIGH SCHOOL
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ST GABRIEL'S R C HIGH SCHOOL, BURY
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Park life set to return to its former glory
A PARK in the heart of the town centre could soon be returned to its former glory. more...
Scare as little Lewis sets off for home alone
A PANIC-stricken mother frantically searched the streets when her two-year-old son disappeared after a day at nursery. more...
Church worker took her own life
A RAMSBOTTOM church worker committed suicide after a bout of depression. more...
Do not send teen offenders to jail
BOLTON magistrates have been told to cut down on the number of teenagers they put behind bars because jails cannot cope. more...
Did aliens steal Becks' thunder
DID visitors from another planet steal the thunder from David Beckham's spectacular free-kick against Blackburn. more...
Janine is town's first woman firefighter
JANINE Chadwick will be joining the ranks at Bolton fire station to become the first woman firefighter in the town. more...
No teething trouble at centre
A NEW walk-in dental centre has opened in Bury -- without any teething troubles. more...
Bus team pulls in funds to help Luciana
KIND-HEARTED staff at First Bus will be flexing their muscles on Sunday in aid of a seriously-ill youngster. more...
Festival Diary
BOLTON Festival's varied programme of events runs from today until Sunday, September 2. Tickets and further details of individual events are from the Albert Halls Ticket Centre on 01204 334400. more...
Folk club keeps on singing
WESTHOUGHTON Folk Club plays its part for Bolton Festival by presenting an evening of entertainment, maintaining a 100 per cent record. more...
Bolton Festival: It starts today
TOWN centre streets are set to become awash with colour as Bolton Festival officially begins today . more...
Street market food bonanza
VISITORS to the town's annual Victorian Street Market on Monday will be given the full flavour of Bolton Festival . . . in more ways than one. more...
Two tickets for the price of one
BOLTON Festival organisers are offering BEN readers the chance to purchase two tickets for the price of one for several of its events. more...
Artwork comes to town centre
ARTS About Town is presenting free artwork shops and exhibitions in Spoils in The Market Place during Bolton Festival Week, from August 24 to September 1. more...
Remember SirThomas
SATURDAY, August 25, marks the 350th anniversary of the death in battle of Royalist commander Sir Thomas Tyldesley writes Brian Gomm, of the Leigh Journal more...
HESKETH FLETCHER, ATHERTON
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TOTTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
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ST JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE, HORWICH.
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HAYWARD SCHOOL, BOLTON.
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PHILIPS HIGH SCHOOL, WHITEFIELD.
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ST JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
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WITHINS SCHOOL
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DERBY HIGH SCHOOL, BURY.
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PARRENTHORN HIGH SCHOOL, PRESTWICH.
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Sum total of Katie's efforts equals success
NUMBER-cruncher Kathryn Wesley has proved she is one in a thousand, or to be more precise 75,000, after achieving one of the top GCSE marks in the country in Maths. more...
BURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL GIRLS
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Exam succes breaks new records
THE long wait for the GSCEs over -- and Leigh area schools have scored record successes again. more...
BOLTON SCHOOL GIRLS' DIVISION
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HOLY CROSS COLLEGE, BURY
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Turton girls are a class act
IT IS straight to the top of the class for Turton High School pupil Anita Brooks after her skills in English saw her placed among the top five GCSE students in the country out of a field of 350,000 candidates. more...
BRIDGEWATER SCHOOL
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Ashley, 13, hits the high notes
EXAM success is sweet music for 13 year-old Ashley Gavin as she becomes one of the youngest pupils in Bolton to gain a top GCSE result. more...
Blitz on the TV dodgers
A BLITZ on TV licence dogders is underway in Bolton after the town notched up 3,206 evaders in 12 months. more...
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
A BROTHER and his sister lost an amazing nine stones between them in just one year. more...
Petrol bomb alert
CHILDREN made a petrol bomb and sparked three fires in Breightmet last night. more...
Good Samaritan neighbour died in ladder plunge
A MAN died after he fell 25 foot from a ladder as he tried to help his neighbour. more...
Student spotted
A STUDENT from Whitefield who has been missing for over a week was spotted at Prestwich Metrolink station on the day he went missing. more...
Boys arrested
TWO boys, aged 13 and 15, have been charged in connection with an alleged attack on Dillon Patel at the Bolton Show. more...
Sporty chef needed
BOLTON Lads and Girls Club is looking for a chef to run the kitchen at the Ron Tucker sports ground, Hacken Lane, Darcy Lever. more...
Car destroyed
A CAR used in a robbery in Salford was found burned out in Bolton town centre earlier today. more...
Caravan fire
AN arsonist set light to a caravan in the back garden of a house on Settle Street, Bolton at 1.45pm yesterday. more...
Holiday road closure
MOTORISTS have been warned to avoid sections of Tonge Old Road in Tonge Fold on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
Probe into 'wrong grades' error
PUPILS in Bolton may have been given the wrong grades for GCSE maths after what has been described as an "admin error" by an exam board. more...
Friends rally to save lodges
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save five picturesque lodges near Bolton threatened by a £1.5 million property package. more...
Bolton Festival: It starts today
TOWN centre streets are set to become awash with colour as Bolton Festival officially begins today more...
Karen Wheeldon column
SOLVE this puzzle and you could enjoy a whole host of new and exciting activities! more...
Pintas and horse power
YOUR "milkman/woman" article (BEN: August 16) brought back memories with the photo of the horse and milkcart, and the milkwoman etc. more...
THE BEN SAYS: No marks for exams misery
EXAMINATION results are so very important to teenagers. more...
Thanks for the super support
I AM writing to thank the hundreds of members of the public who supported us last weekend at the Bolton Show. more...
New mosque plan
APPARENTLY "irate resident" (BEN: August 16) and presumably "Name and address supplied" (BEN: August 18) are not allowed to voice their genuine grievance at the passing of the plan for yet another mosque. more...
Darker side to missing cats?
FURTHER to Ms Bury's letter about her missing cat I, too, wonder if there is a darker side to it all. more...
Bolton Sport
Weekend matches
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Remaining games
Juniors bid for final glory Cricket Preview by Peter Mensforth THE Bolton League under 18s side meet the Central Lancashire League in their knockout final at Astley Bridge on Monday, starting at 1pm. more...
Shakers look to bounce back
BURY aim to get back to winning ways at Huddersfield tomorrow - and at least they won't have to face a man rated one of the best ever central defenders the Shakers have had. more...
Rovers line up a derby encounter
Non-League preview by JOHN BULLEN more...
Game for a role as volunteer
THE first Commonwealth Games volunteers from Bolton have been put through their paces as the countdown begins for next year's sports spectacle. more...
Fairbrother is a star with the ball
NEIL FAIRBROTHER was Lancashire's hero for the second day running in Colchester - but this time for his bowling! more...
Pint-sized Harry leaves the experts in a spin
FOUR-year-old cricketer Harry Dearden might not have started primary school yet but he's already being compared to Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne. more...
Selection poser for Same
SAM Allardyce will spend the weekend wrestling with a classic selection dilemma. more...
Holden ponders Finland
DEAN Holden is considering an offer to join Finland club, FC Haka, on loan. more...
New date for Rangers-Celtic clash
The Auld Old Firm game featuring the veterans of Rangers and Celtic scheduled for Sunday, September 2, at the Reebok will now be played on Sunday, October 7 (ko 3pm). more...
Liverpool tickets still available
WANDERERS still have tickets on sale for the Liverpool game (Friday, 5pm) but demand has been so intense that only single seats are now available in various parts of the ground. more...
County tennis
THE Lancashire tennis championships take place over the weekend at Bolton Arena when the cream of the county's talent will be on view. more...
Soccer hooligans? No, we're real men
THE action off the football pitch is often as headline-grabbing as action on it. more...
Ricketts can be the best - Jussi
MICHAEL Ricketts is being tipped to match Marcus Stewart's chart-topping impact on the Premiership. more...
Leeds tickets
WANDERERS fans have been allocated 3,500 tickets for the Premiership game at Leeds on Saturday, Sept 8. more...
Burnley News
Get tough call after botched operations
THE cosmetic surgery industry was facing calls for tougher regulations today after a GP who performed botched liposuction operations was struck off the medical register. more...
New crackdown on cab violence
PEOPLE involved in crimes against taxi drivers now face a ban from Burnley town centre and from all private hire and black cabs. more...
Shock of fall led to death, inquest is told
A CANCER-stricken pensioner who fell out of bed in a nursing home suffered a broken arm which "contributed," to her death, an inquest heard. more...
Diamond couple's wartime romance
IT's all down to the Second World War that sparkling couple Vincent and Eileen Hamer have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. more...
Bury News
Day of reckoning well worth the wait
THE day of reckoning came for hundreds of pupils across the borough on Thursday (Aug 23) when the GCSE results were announced. more...
I'll back a modern force
MR W. Derbyshire (Yours Truly, August 2) says that I should back modern methods of policing, such as helicopters. more...
Why Britain's athletes will always be losers
THE recent World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada, once more revealed the weaknesses of our athletes. more...
French put us to shame
ON a recent holiday in France, my wife had an unfortunate accident and broke her foot. more...
Critics too quick to condemn
ON reading your report (August 9) on Councillor Kevin Scarlett's conviction for drink-driving, I noted how quickly his political opponents have been to call for his resignation as a councillor. more...
Refurbishment was wasted
I AM 80 now but will remember those pre-war days spending happy hours of model yacht-sailing and, in summer, swimming and sunbathing in Clarence Lido, a very popular venue attracting people from miles around. A permanent lifeguard was always present, changing rooms were provided and there were usually several ice cream vendors around. more...
Don't get in their way!
I WAS thinking about what might be the criteria for gaining a bus pass. Then the answer came to me when travelling on the 474 bus route. more...
Lure can be deceptive
AS a result of two recent incidents, may I bring to your readers' attention that, even though the weather may be pleasantly warm, the water in Elton Reservoir is very deep, and very, very cold. more...
Fence is ugly but necessary
LEE Pinder (Your Letters, August 3) describes the fencing around the Lido as an eyesore, but I put it to him that, although not aesthetically pleasing, it is a necessary safety precaution. more...
No one collected it
REGARDING your recent story about flagging interest in supporting waste paper collections, it is no wonder that people are losing interest. more...
A real credit
THE flowers outside Bury library and the surrounding area, as well as displays in other parts of the town, are really beautiful and a credit to all concerned. They are very much appreciated. more...
Claim new report helps quarry fight
PROTESTERS against plans to site a tip in Shuttleworth claim a new report into the possible health risks posed by landfill sites will strengthen their campaign. more...
Amateur boxing club is fighting fit
IF your idea of a boxing club is a grimy gymnasium where the air is heavy with gloomy menace and the smell of stale sweat, then you obviously have not been to Radcliffe Amateur Boxing Club. more...
"Payback" justice
YOUNG offenders in Bury and elsewhere in Greater Manchester are having to atone for their actions under a pioneering restorative justice scheme. more...
MD seeing red over traffic light muddle
BUSINESSMAN Harry Johnston is seeing red over a set of traffic lights after a "confusing" signal cost him £450. more...
Open wide for new dental centre
A NEW walk-in dental centre opened this week without any teething troubles. more...
Commuters put their health first
HEALTHY commuters have reaped the reward for finding an alternative way to travel to work. more...
Timetable changes are nearly finished
BUS passengers in rural areas have been promised that axeing services has all but ended. more...
It's official: Radcliffe CCTV project gets OK
POLICE and council bosses are celebrating after securing government cash to install CCTV cameras in Radcliffe. more...
Not happy news for Birthdays' staff
GREETINGS cards giant Birthdays has not ruled out the possibility of redundancies following a decision to cease one of its activities. more...
MS sufferer Amanda flies like a bird!
A DREAM came true for multiple sclerosis sufferer Amanda Brundy when she did the parachute jump of a lifetime. more...
Gordon's guides win seal of approval
COMPANIES striving to succeed in the cut-throat worlds of customer care and marketing are "keeping up with the Joneses." Bury's very own Mr Jones that is! more...
Award tonic for healthy company
THE outlook is certainly healthy for a food company with an outlet in Bury. more...
Competition law reforms
BUSINESS leaders in Bury and Bolton have sounded a broad welcome to the publication of the Government's Competition and Insolvency White Papers. more...
Inflation busting growth in wages
SOME construction workers in the North West are certainly adept at wage building. more...
Accountants added to top 20
STANDING up to be counted is Hollins-based chartered accountants DTE (Downham Train Epstein). more...
Plain speaking at next club meeting
THE phrase "unaccustomed as I am" could be a thing of the past for Bury Business Club members. more...
Depressed church worker committed suicide
A RAMSBOTTOM church worker committed suicide after a bout of depression. more...
Community benefits from record grants
COMMUNITY groups in Bury and across Greater Manchester have benefited from cash grants totalling £321,285 between January and June this year. more...
Land fill warning
A NATIONAL planning pressure group based in Radcliffe is warning communities of newly revealed dangers of living near landfill sites. more...
PO with no cash!
YOU'VE heard of a pub with no beer. Now it's a post office with no money! more...
End of the road for Hinchcliffe lorries
A RAMSBOTTOM company has been driven out of business after 60 years. more...
Unity was the theme of event
THE importance of multi-culturalism and the need for all Bury's communities to live in harmony were the twin themes highlighted at a special event this week. more...
Coroner warns of drugs danger
A CORONER has warned of the dangers of experimenting with drugs. more...
Armed robbers grab £12,000 in PO raid
ARMED robbers escaped with £12,000 from a Bury post office. more...
Award winners wanted
QUEEN'S Guides from Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich are being sought to take part in a celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee next year. more...
Jewish youths are attacked
TWO Jewish teenagers suffered minor head injuries when they were attacked in Prestwich on Saturday night (Aug 18). more...
Swastika on synagogue
CHILDREN are being blamed for scrawling anti-semitic graffiti on the door of a Prestwich synagogue. more...
Computer boost for teacher
A FORMER Philips High pupil is on-line for a brighter future after she netted a new job and computer over the Internet. more...
Stay safe on road
MOTORCYCLISTS are invited to drive a new route and stay safe on the road. more...
Mike will take the plunge
THE sky's the limit for Bury health and fitness club boss Mike Neary. more...
Family forced to flee petrol bomb
A RADCLIFFE family, including three young children, fled their home after a petrol bomb was thrown at their front door. more...
Helping you to boot the habit!
SMOKERS wanting to kick the habit can get a helping hand if they go along to Boots in Radcliffe. more...
Chopper in missing woman search
THE police helicopter was launched on Sunday (Aug 19) to help find a missing Bury pensioner. more...
Death of former MP
FORMER Bury MP has died, aged 87, following a prolonged illness. more...
Tea for two
TWO award-winning fund-raisers will today (Fri Aug 24) be brewing up another cash collection. more...
Surprise rise in jobless total
BURY'S latest unemployment figures have bucked the national trend. more...
This week in 1976 25 years ago
PUB TAKINGS: Thieves got away with £500 in a raid on a Bury pub. The intruders broke into the living quarters of the New Inn in Walmersley Road by forcing a rear window. As well as one night's takings, the burglars also took the pub's social fund and darts club savings, the contents of a charity bottle and the cash from a one-armed bandit. more...
Today's the day
74AD: Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in hot volcanic ash. more...
Bury Sport
Cycle Speedway: Speedway bonanza at Goshen
THREE members of Bury Border Flooring Cycle Speedway club are in tremendous form on the eve of the big one. more...
Cricket: Walshaw washed out
TITLE-CHASING Walshaw were finally beaten by the weather last weekend in their match against local rivals Elton. more...
Rounders: Fishpool's record broken
WITH many of our teams playing out their final game of the season, Monday night still managed to produce some good, closely fought games and one or two surprise results. more...
Early exit so sick
THE phone number for The Samaritans flashed onto the electronic scoreboard seconds after the final whistle at Gigg Lane on Tuesday - it's always a sickener when you go out of the cup this early but surely not that serious! more...
Bury FC: Huddersfield preview
BURY make the short trip to Huddersfield Town tomorrow hell bent on bouncing back from two successive home defeats. more...
Angling: Club notes
ON Thursday evening the National Team Open with a target weight of 13½lb took place on the Island Lodge with twenty seven anlgers participating. more...
Cycling : Club notes
BURY CLARION more...
Soccer: Rams winning opener
NWCFL DIVISION ONE more...
Soccer: Witton five times bitten
Radcliffe Boro 5 - Witton Albion 0 more...
Cricket: Cup hopes dashed
BURY'S hopes of lifting the H.C. Smith Trophy on Sunday fell by the wayside after falling an agonising 11 runs short in the run chase. more...
Cricket: Pint-sized Harry leaves the experts in a spin
FOUR-year-old cricketer Harry Dearden might not have started primary school yet but he's already being compared to Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne. more...
Cricket: Bad weekend for Stand
STAND had a frustrating weekend which started with an abandoned match against Oldham. more...
Chorley News
Playscheme in dismay
ORGANISERS of a popular playscheme for Chorley youngsters have slammed the council for not allowing them the use of the authority's leisure facilities this summer. more...
Help research into medical referrals
THE University of Edinburgh, from a WRIGHT Foundation initiative, is conducting a three-year UK research study into GP Exercise Referral - this is where a GP, practice nurse or hospital department refers a patient to a leisure centre for a course of exercise to benefit their specific medical or health condition. more...
City status 'no benefit'
WASN'T it just dandy of John Coxhead of Farington (The Citizen 09/08/01) to advocate the granting of city status to Preston? more...
Going, going, gone
THEY queued eager, excited and expectant, with their cherished heirlooms in cardboard boxes and supermarket carrier bags. more...
Matthew's story to help hospice
THE latest fund-raising effort from Chorley's Derian House Children's Hospice is certain to tug on the heart strings -- it's the story of a little boy who died of a brain tumour. more...
Gala as group strikes silver
A SPECIAL silver anniversary celebration will take place this weekend when a popular Chorley community group marks its own achievements. more...
Royal honour for war hero
WAR hero Michael Finan is polishing his medals ready for a trip to Buckingham Palace next week. more...
Revving up for racing
A CHORLEY motorsport enthusiast has hit the road to a career in Formula 1 racing after spotting an article in a car magazine asking for wannabe drivers. more...
Carnival right as rain
THE streets of Adlington were brought to life at the weekend when record crowds attended the village's 29th carnival. more...
Playing on Paradise
PUPILS at a Chorley primary school ended the term on a high note when they staged a rousing musical. more...
Clitheroe News
Farmers' fury at restocking crisis
FARMERS who have had livestock culled during the foot and mouth crisis attacked the re-stocking "shambles" which is threatening their livelihoods. more...
Colne News
Man in suicide plunge
A PARANOID schizophrenic, who plunged to his death from a car park, and who was later found to have a rare illegal hallucinatory opiate in his body, killed himself an inquest heard. more...
Husband held in Tenerife
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Colne is in prison in the Canary Islands after allegedly biting off his wife's finger. more...
Husband held in Tenerife
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Colne is in prison in the Canary Islands after allegedly biting off his wife's finger. more...
Darwen News
Market's had its day says trader
A FRUIT and veg man with four decades experience is changing his career after claiming 'markets are dying.' more...
Burglar faces prison sentence
A RAIDER who struck at a church and at the same school twice, is facing jail after being found guilty of three burglaries. more...
Youth suffers double skull fracture
A TEENAGER who suffered a double fracture of his skull after an alleged attack with a golf club is described as 'poorly but improving.' more...
Lancashire Business
Paper money share out for top bosses
A FORMER director of paper group and major Darwen employer David S Smith received £177,000 compensation for loss of office, according to the group's recently published annual report. more...
Lancashire Leisure
EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday and Monday.
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. more...
EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Saturday, August 25
A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. more...
Lancashire News
Dash of an Italian dish
WE'RE fast approaching the last bank holiday before Christmas. more...
A refreshing drink
IF you're driving, prefer to keep a clear head or have children coming to your party, try this delicious summer drink, prepared by Libby's, on a sunny August afternoon. more...
Why baker is getting fruity
DUNCAN Lees , general manager of Warburtons' Burnley bakery, has discovered a new zest to his working day after taking delivery of a mini-mountain of fresh fruit. more...
Crops mystery is turning full circle
REPORTS that one of the largest, most complex crop circles to appear in England had been discovered this week at a farm in Wiltshire, prompted me to investigate further. more...
Site dogged by symbolism
A GROUP of former musicians from Edinburgh set up a website for music, art and film lovers while at university. more...
Join the campaign
SEND your support to save the Witton Bonfire in Blackburn on the thisislancashire website. more...
Some of the things they say!
FIND your favourite quotations from movies like Star Wars "Use the force", The Terminator "I'll be back" or Phoebe's "Smelly Cat, what are they feeding you?" from Friends. more...
Ten years ago
A WOMAN who spent 50 years of her life believing she was an only child met her sister in Blackburn after a 40 year search. more...
Five years ago
AN 82-year-old woman faced being taken to court over a wheelie bin war involving her 93-year-old neighbour. more...
Prison death: Mother demands answers
A GRIEVING mother today said she was planning legal action against prison bosses and demanded to know how her son was allowed to hang himself in his cell. more...
Injured Graham wakes to say 'Mum'
A YOUNGSTER has uttered his first words, after being unconsciusness for more than 24 hours in hospital, following a road accident. more...
Keeping a check on miners' 'tallies'
IRECENTLY had a request for information on miners' checks, or tallies, issued at the various local collieries. more...
Former pupils' 'diamond day'
IWAS very interested to read Susan Bleazard's mention of the reunion of the 1961 intake at Blackburn Girls' High School (Letters, August 16) as we, too, are having a reunion -- of the 1941 intake -- 60 years ago! more...
No chance for young and aged
HOW disgraceful it is that the statue of the boy on the Boulevard in the heart of Blackburn could so easily be vandalised with no witnesses or even it being filmed on CCTV. more...
JUST JAMIE: Why gloating is best part of a holiday
THE cinema-sized screen (said to be the largest in town) loomed over the whole pub last Wednesday night. more...
Farmers deserve proper answers
WHAT a telling insight was given into the handling of the foot and mouth disease crisis when Lancashire farmers whose animals were culled met to hear advice from government officials on restocking or starting other businesses. more...
Lancashire Sport
ATHLETICS: Neils silver show
HYNDBURN AC is one of the region's most prominent track and field clubs, but on the road Neil Tattersall has been virtually their sole ambassador for several years. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Ready to tackle problems
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is in no doubt that the problems currently plaguing the UniBond Premier Division side will be sorted out -- and soon. more...
LOCAL SOCCER ROUND-UP: Peters is ready
BACUP: Brent Peters' side had a first game derby victory over Padiham and face a trip to Chadderton tomorrow in the NWCL Division Two. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Dale enjoying the UniBond life so far
ROSSENDALE are so far finding life in the UniBond First Division to their liking. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Not Brigg again, says Dennis
GREAT Harwood boss Denis Underwood comes face to face with his bogey team tomorrow. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Cashing in on cup
CLITHEROE manager Dave Burgess will have pound signs before his eyes if his side reach the third qualifying round of the FA Cup as they did last season. more...
LOCAL SOCCER: Old versus new
RAMSBOTTOM new boys Neil Wallace and Chris Brookes make the trip to their old club Atherton LR to face Rams old boys Luke Hardman, Steve Strange and Wayne Briddon. more...
Souey orders same again
EWOOD chief Graeme Souness today called for the 'same again' as Rovers go in search of their first win of the new campaign against Spurs. more...
Ready for a hot reception
BURNLEY winger Glen Little is prepared for a hostile reception as the Clarets go to the New Den. more...
CRICKET: Fairbrother causes big shock
NEIL FAIRBROTHER was Lancashire's hero for the second day running in Colchester - but this time for his bowling! more...
Lions will be ready to roar
PROMOTED sides have a habit of making a big impact and no club should know that better than Burnley after their charge to the verge of the play-offs last season. more...
Ready for a hot reception
BURNLEY winger Glen Little is prepared for a hostile reception as the Clarets go to the New Den. more...
We can hit back says Ellis
BURNLEY'S assistant manager Sam Ellis is backing the Clarets to overcome their midweek setback quickly. more...
Foundation win
BURNLEY FC handed out their biggest cash prize at the home match with Wimbledon last Saturday. more...
A different test for Spurs' King
LEDLEY KING will move from one footballing extreme to another tomorrow. more...
HEAD2HEAD: Midfield inspiration
ROVERS winger Keith Gillespie is currently in the best form of his Rovers career after starting the new Premiership campaign with a bang. more...
Leigh News
Father's fight may save his daughter
IT'S frightening that a case of new variant CJD has emerged so close to home. more...
Fame and, fingers crossed, fortune
JOURNAL photographer Colin Lyne is heading for the clone zone big time -- as a Sven Goran Eriksson lookalike. more...
What some people do for 'fashion'
THOSE amazing high sculptured shoes worn this week by top heavy silicone-enhanced model Jordan certainly weren't made for walking. more...
Maybe I'm just lucky
BRENDA Clarke obviously hasn't had the same good encounters with the NHS I and my family have had this year. more...
Say cheese!
THREE cheers for MASC -- Motorists Against Speed Cameras -- who are literally knocking them out of action. more...
'I'll just stop here for a quiet nap'
lWHAT a lovely story. A packed commuter train had to stop for 20 minutes in Surrey because a badger was asleep on the line. Staff alighted, woke it up and waited until it shuffled off. more...
Bargain buy: 2 towel rails, £2,555
A WELL off property developer was devastated when he moved into his new £3m dream home. more...
The brighter sex
GIRLS have demonstrated their superior brain power by coming out tops in A-level exams this year. more...
What happened to the footy?
I SEE The Premiership got a well-deserved drubbing from footy fans. more...
Where's volume two?
lI DON'T reckon much to the German businessman's plan to print classic literature on toilet rolls. Some people take long enough in the little room as it is. I can't for the life of me image why anyone wants to go in there to get bogged down in a good tale, or even a paper for that matter. It's not the most comfortable place to settle down. more...
Right idea, wrong place
XANADU could have gone ahead if it had been transposed a mile away, across Pennington Flash. more...
Thieves dig into jeweller's floor
A CHEEKY hole-in-the-wall gang got away with thousands of pounds worth of stock in an underground raid on a jeweller's shop. more...
Bus campaigners step up a gear
BUS route protesters are stepping-up their campaign with an attempt to halt land transfer deals. more...
THE JOURNAL SAYS: No stopping the high fliers
GIRL power came to the fore at Bedford High School this week, when our news team called to photograph top achievers on the day GCSE results were announced. more...
Garage fire sparks arson probe
FIREFIGHTERS battled for an hour to put out a blaze which damaged a classic sports car and destroyed a garage. more...
Seaside comes to town
YOUNGSTERS were given a taste of the seaside when donkeys and Punch and Judy shows came to town. more...
Police probe lorry fires
TWO heavy goods vehicles were gutted after an arson attack at a Leigh works yard in the early hours of Monday morning. more...
Campaigners celebrate Xanadu rejection
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are celebrating Secretary of State Stephen Byers's decision to agree with public inquiry Inspector J M Turner and turn down plans for Xanadu and the Kenyon Junction Station. more...
College must rethink its building plan
A NEW building was on the cards for Wigan and Leigh College, if the Xanadu project had been given the go-ahead. more...
West End performance is dream come true
PUPILS from the Kathleen Atherton Dance Academy experienced the thrill of their lives this weekend. more...
Armed raider threatens shop staff
A SHOP assistant was forced to empty a safe by a man with a machete, who had claimed he was being attacked. more...
Scheme calls for good role models
LEIGH'S over 50s are being invited to bridge the generation gap and become a mentor for schoolchildren. more...
Hunt is on for the best childcare
THE search is on for the area's top childminder. more...
Thumbs down for Xanadu
FIVE years of waiting have ended with a top-level thumbs down for the mammoth futuristic Xanadu leisure complex zoned for Leigh. more...
Project leaders will scrutinise Xanadu ruling
DEVELOPERS from Greenbank Partnerships Ltd, who have nurtured the Xanadu scheme from its infancy five years ago, admitted "surprise" at the decision. more...
Top plants grown by the top man
A LEIGH garden centre's greenery has the seal of approval from the top man. more...
A new look for your Journal
A NEW-look Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton Journal is on the way. more...
Decision is a 'step backwards'
OUTSPOKEN town centre trader Gordon Jackson, owner of Jackson's of Leigh, is devastated by the Xanadu decision, which he rates a "massive step backwards". more...
Can you give Sandy a home?
A LOVING new home is wanted for a special little puppy. more...
Fire damages petrol station
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire at the Total petrol station, in the East Lancs Road, Leigh, at 1.30pm on Tuesday. more...
LEIGHNEWS-shed-c
Arson probe FIREFIGHTERS believe a blaze that destroyed a shed on Bickershaw wasteland at 10pm on Monday was arson. The shed, in Bolton House Road, is thought to have been a children's den. more...
Sale to help OAPs
LEIGH'S Help The Aged Bradshawgate shop is having a half-price sale of summer clothes until September 4. more...
What will they think of next?
SIXTY seconds of silence from Princess Diana's funeral is to be released as a single. more...
Experts are wrong
Dear Sir, It had to happen sooner or later, those in charge of Leigh's highways having succumbed to the scourge of "red mastic madness"--in the form of 100 metres of bus lane, which ends abruptly at start of Lord Street. more...
People do not want 'playground for the rich'
AT long last, we have the result of the Xanadu inquiry -- and, despite the shenanigans of Labour councillors -- the inspector has found strongly in favour of residents who opposed the monstrosity. more...
It's the townspeople who lose out
Dear Sir, more...
At least now we know
DISAPPOINTED at the Xanadu decision Leigh MP Andy Burnham presents his view of the situation to Journal readers and shares with them his hopes for the future. WELL, at least the waiting and uncertainty is over. more...
Environmentalists vow to tackle busway
COULD the Xanadu decision result in a rethink on the Leigh Guided Busway plan? more...
Phone repair time sparks safety fear for resident
DISABLED Brian Seddon is thankful for his life-saving mobile phone. more...
Advice service appeals for volunteers
VALUABLE guidance on a variety of everyday matters is available to anyone through the Citizen's Advice Bureau service. more...
Xanadu scheme had no major support - Byers
IT seems a lifetime since the Xanadu project was revealed, so long have the deliberations taken to rule out Leigh's ice-crystal palace. more...
'Evil' bid to scare buyers
STRANGE things have been happening in Leigh cemetery. more...
Dad dies from drug overdose
A 31-YEAR-OLD man was found dead in his home from a drugs overdose, an inquest heard. more...
Driver must pay £30 for 3-minute stop
A DISABLED driver was shocked to receive a £30 charge for stopping to drop his family off in a Blackpool car park. more...
Budding gardeners claim top honours
TWO Leigh schoolgirls have blossomed into top garden designers. more...
Toddler, 2, goes missing from nursery
PANIC-stricken mum Karen Mather frantically searched the streets after her two-year-old son disappeared from a private nursery. more...
Police warn of toy gun danger
PARENTS are being warned to consider the safety of their children's toys after a spate of incidents involving toy guns. more...
Exam succes breaks new records
THE long wait for the GSCEs over -- and Leigh area schools have scored record successes again. more...
Leigh Sport
Injury time stunner ruins Dino's debut
Leigh RMI 1, Hayes 1 more...
Oak's first day slip
ROYAL Oak, one of the fancied challengers for the Leigh Amateur Football League's Division One title, were left kicking themselves after the season's opening round of games. more...
Dons hand out a lesson
Doncaster Rovers 2 more...
Keeper crisis for RMI
LEIGH RMI have run into a major goalkeeping crisis ahead of Saturday's crucial trip to Margate. more...
Centurions' kids one step away from glory
LEIGH Centurions' Academy team are just one game away from claiming the Division One Minor Premiership. more...
Bonus for Atherton
WITH the weekend weather forecast promising thunder and rain, it was always going to be a case of how many bonus points Atherton CC could winkle out between the showers in their quest for Redmayne Bentley Bolton Association championship. more...
Miners strike!
Leigh Miners Rangers 25 more...
Iqbal does the trick!
IQBAL Sikander turned in another match-winning performance as Leigh CC grabbed one of their most improbable victories of recent seasons. more...
Terzis plays patience
PAUL Terzis admits his patience is wearing thin while Leigh Centurions and the other NFP clubs await their fate. more...
Lytham News
A question of grades
A-LEVEL results brought mixed fortunes across the Fylde Coast and although many were celebrating, some students were disappointed with their grades. more...
Police motorway checks on caravans
OFFICERS from Lancashire Constabulary's Motorway Unit will be targeting unroadworthy caravans in a drive to improve safety on the county's motorways. more...
What a sheiker!
STUNNED tourism chiefs are being inundated by requests from Arabs with a taste for fish and chips, rollercoasters and kiss me quick hats. more...
Nelson News
Whitehall defends asylum seeker's 'refusal'
THE Home Office today defended the way it handles asylum cases following the suspected suicide of an Eritrean man who had been refused permission to stay in Britain. more...
Dog victim of illegal fight
AN RSPCA officer who rescued a badly mauled dog says it was the victim of illegal dog fighting. more...
Working group set to oversee budgets
A WORKING group, which will include five members of the Executive and five of the Overview and Scrutiny, will be set up to resolve Pendle Council's problems in balancing future years' General Fund budgets. more...
Woman rescued after 'explosion'
A WOMAN was rescued through a bedroom window at her Nelson home after being woken by the sound of an explosion in the electricity meter cupboard. more...
Inquest on woman's death in home blaze adjourned
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a part-time cleaner who died after a blaze at her sister's home, last Tuesday. more...
Democracy Week event proposals
MEMBERS of the Executive in Pendle have been asked to decide on six activities or events which would take place during Pendle Democracy Week, between October 15 and 19. more...
Preston Sport
Lucketti set to start
PRESTON new boy Chris Lucketti may displace his former Bury team-mate Michael Jackson as he goes straight into the side which will make the trip to Grimsby. more...
Preston,Leyland,Northend Sport
Lucketti set to start
PRESTON new boy Chris Lucketti may displace his former Bury team-mate Michael Jackson as he goes straight into the side which will make the trip to Grimsby. more...
Rawtenstall News
Soccer hitmen are top of pops
THREE celebrity namesakes have scored a hit in the local football world - by sharing their names with musical superstars. more...
River clean up is nearly complete
A MAJOR clean up operation to ensure polluted mine water is clean of iron before it goes into the River Irwell is on schedule to finish next month. more...
Dead woman used drink and drugs
A 40 YEAR old woman found dead at her home had been using drugs and drinking, an inquest heard. more...
Hills walk is cancelled
THE annual Round the Hills Walk has been cancelled this year because of the foot and mouth situation. more...
Guided walk man Rudi is dead
A VOLUNTEER who ran guided walks from Groundwork Rossendale for several years Rudi Plummer has died aged 74. more...
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