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Stories for 17 October 2002
Accrington News
School wins £2m government cash
AN Accrington school has won £2million of funding for a two-phase building programme. more...
Pub pals leap into action
BAR managers from rival pubs are set to show their bottle when they parachute out of a plane from 10,000 feet to raise money for charity. more...
Sex pest strikes again
POLICE are hunting a cycle-riding sex pest who has exposed himself to women six times in the last month. more...
Blackburn News
Phone calls alert to flooding
AN area of Blackburn which was left mopping up after torrential rain is to be given its own flood warnings in a bid to prevent further disasters. more...
Union boss quits
A UNION boss has announced his resignation after branding a ballot which averted a Lancashire ambulance strike as "a joke". more...
Ban for tip vans set to stay
TWO councils behind a controversial decision to ban vans from their tips today refused to reconsider the policy. more...
Brave Nellie, 91, sees off conmen
A PLUCKY pensioner scared off two conmen when she fought them off with her rolling pin. more...
Nicola has a snappy answer
A WOMAN handcuffed herself to a chair in a benefits office after her request for an emergency loan was turned down. more...
Cannabis cafe closes its doors
EAST LANCASHIRE'S first cannabis cafe has closed only two months after boss David Wilson allowed drugs to be used on the premises. more...
Furniture building's future up in flames?
A BLAZE at a furniture manufacturer has left a question mark over the firm's future in the premises. more...
Courteous pupils are praised by the head
THE principal of Blackburn's Westholme School praised pupils and staff for an outstanding year in a ceremony at King George's Hall last night. more...
Trust names hospitals chief executive
THE chief executive of the new East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been appointed. more...
Schools' Lotto boost for sport
SPORTS facilities in Lancashire schools are to receive a boost thanks to £600,000 Lotto cash. more...
Bolton Business
Anne back to basics for national temp week
RECRUITMENT agency boss Anne Powell spent a day working as an admin assistant at Bolton Wanderers. more...
Euro advice at launch of export club
A NEW North Manchester Export Network was launched this week at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Blackrod. more...
Suitable staff at a premium
NORTH-WEST bosses are finding that demand for appropiately skilled labour is fierce. more...
Bolton Education
Youngsters brave windy weather in charity walk
A TEAM of 85 children braved windy weather to take part in a sponsored walk for charity. more...
Governors needed
BOLTON Community College is looking for three business people to fill its board of governors. more...
Wendy gets national accolade
AN award winning teacher has been honoured at a national conference. more...
Student in degree row could sue
A MATURE student who was at the centre of a debate over what constitutes good art may sue Bolton Institute over his degree classification. more...
School bids to scupper closure plan
A SCHOOL praised by Government inspectors is vowing to fight council proposals to close it down. more...
Bolton Leisure
Top sale
ROSE Hill United Reformed Church is holding a table top sale of books, toys and household items at Bradford Road, Great Lever, on Saturday November 2 at 10 am. more...
Stormy world of The Hurricane
IS Alex Higgins a "genius"? more...
Rabbit celebrates his 100th
PETER Rabbit celebrates his 100th birthday this year and the Bolton National Trust Association is holding a lecture in his honour on Thursday (Oct 24) at 7.30pm at Bolton School Arts and Conference Centre. more...
Search to find 'bright spark'
BOLTON'S Mayor, Cllr John Walsh, will join hundreds of shoppers in the town to compete for the title of Bolton's "Brightest Spark" on Saturday. more...
Hospice to stage beauty fundraiser
BOLTON Hospice is to stage a charity spectacular beauty evening to raise funds. more...
What to do in Bolton on...
Friday more...
Learn to save planet and cash
BOLTON residents can learn how to save money, energy and the planet at a roadshow. An Energy Efficiency Roadshow is at the Market Place until Tuesday. more...
One World celebration
BOLTON celebrates One World Week with a celebration at the Walker Suite in the Victoria Hall tonight (Thursday) at 7pm. more...
Bolton News
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£3m cash for sport more...
Bed rail trap woman was 14th fatal victim
A WOMAN who died after she suffocated when she partly fell out of her bed and became trapped, was the latest victim of a series of tragic accidents involving hospital style beds, an inquest heard. more...
Thumbs up for safer parking
A TOWN centre car park has seen a 10 per cent increase in business since women-only and family parking spaces were both introduced. more...
It's skates on for festive ice rink
VICTORIA Square looks set to be transformed into an ice-skating winter wonderland this Christmas. more...
Hotel blaze - staff to face new probe
FIRE investigators are to reinterview staff at Bolton's Moat House Hotel in connection with a massive blaze which killed two pensioners. more...
Love lights the way for Jenny and Mike
A BLIND couple made a romantic return to Bolton Guide Dogs Centre, where they first met 25 years ago. more...
Festive trees that will light up a life . . .
FESTIVE lights in Bolton's Victoria Square will be doing more than simply boosting seasonal spirit this year. more...
Robin finds writing is child's play
ROBIN Kingsland, who has been stepping out on stage in Bolton as one of Hollywood's famous hell-raising Rat Pack, spoke today of his other career -- as a children's writer. more...
Drugs case moved
A MAN has appeared in court charged with intent to supply heroin. more...
Crisis deepens at holiday firm
THE crisis at struggling holiday operator MyTravel, the former Rochdale-based Airtours, deepened today after the group issued its second profits warning in just 18 days. more...
Police seek witnesses to ram raid
RAM raiders stole a large haul of tools after crashing a car into a motoring accessories business. more...
Extra eye ops in Lancaster
AROUND 800 extra eye operations will be carried out at a hospital in the North this month, the first of which is due to take place later today. more...
Charity success
A CHARITY ball raised £20,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. more...
Edwina to meet young achievers
EX-Conservative Minister Edwina Currie is due to visit the region to meet 12 young people who have been short-listed for achievement awards. more...
£3m cash for sport
SPORTS and PE facilities in the North West are to get a £3m cash injection from the New Opportunities Fund. more...
Soap stars back launch of youth sex health service
EMMERDALE stars are backing a new service to help young people with sexual health problems. more...
October 15-16
From the Evening News, October 15, 1992 - AN FA Cup winner's medal, presented to a Bolton Wanderers' player at the legendary 1923 "White Horse Final", fetched £3,000 at an auction yesterday. more...
Man accused of causing three people to take poison
A MAN appeared before magistrates accused of attempting to poison three people. more...
£11m to get ~ay traffic on the move
NEARLY £11 million is to be spent in the North-west to beat congestion and improve safety on motorways and trunk roads. more...
Fireworks petition
A TOTAL of 6,000 people from the Leigh and Wigan area have signed a national fireworks petition which has been handed to Prime Minister Tony Blair. more...
Chapter ends for librarian Joan
A WELL known librarian in Leigh has retired. more...
Drink shops swoop planned
UNDERCOVER operations are being planned to catch off-licences selling booze to under age drinkers. more...
Farewell to mum Zoe
THE funeral of young Bolton mother, Zoe Greenhalgh, was due to take place today. more...
Planning bids before the council
63034/02 -- Mr M Fazal, 53 Campbell Street, Farnworth. Erection of single storey extension at rear of dwelling to form enlarged kitchen. more...
All aboard the late night bus
THE night bus, which has been popular with late-night revellers travelling from Bolton to Manchester, is to be extended. more...
Woman punched by boy
A TEENAGER punched a woman before demanding the keys to her car. more...
Father Arthur's farewell
PARISH priest Father Arthur Mulcahy has retired from St Ambrose Barlow RC Church, Astley. more...
£1m freehold
THE freehold interest on 26 flats and semi detached houses at Siddaw Common and Miriam Grove, been sold for £1m by the Leeds office of Allsop & Coe to Fergal Gaughran of Urban Swing Limited. more...
Governors needed
BOLTON Community College is looking for three business people to fill its board of governors. more...
Hospital security get knife-proof vests
KNIFE-proof body armour is now being worn by security staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital to protect them against violent patients. more...
Mother's anguish as body found on sun isle
A MOTHER whose son has been missing in Ibiza since last summer was today awaiting results of DNA tests on a body found on the island. more...
October 17-18
From the Evening News, October 17, 1992 - BOLTON sports centre in Silverwell Street will shut down next year. Councillors took the controversial decision last night because of financial reasons, which could mean the town centre being left with no facilities for up to 18 months while a buyer is sought for the site. more...
October 16-17
From the Evening News, October 17, 1992 - DEVASTATED Bolton education chiefs today announced that 300 jobs are set to be axed next year as the national jobless crisis deepened. more...
Mill girls ready for Blackpool day out
Off on a picnic to Blackpool . . . these girls from the Swan Lane Mill, Bolton, in 1964 seemed intent on having a good time. more...
Girls' houses at Crowthorne School
As you probably already know, Crowthorne School, the "Children's Home on the Moors" as it was sometimes called, closed down recently. more...
Fireworks are just like a bombing raid
AFTER reading the article "Partial fireworks ban on cards" (Wednesday, October 9), I must admit that it left me somewhat confused. more...
Rocket blast killed my dog
I THINK fireworks should be banned completely, and, if that is not possible, restricted to November 5 only. more...
Fawkes was a quiet guy...
UP to last year, when my dog, after a series of strokes, the latest being very severe, had to be put to sleep, I, like so many pet owners, dreaded this time of year. more...
Apply the law more strictly
WITH reference to the article on fireworks (Bolton Evening News page 17, October 9). more...
Banger misery
I REFER to the article by Gayle Evans in the Bolton Evening News on October 9, and append my views thereon: more...
Wartime noise
AS November 5 looms up once again, new laws at this time are rather late, as the "boomers" started in September. more...
Ban is needed
IN reply to a letter regarding fireworks, our opinion is that fireworks should be sold only for organised displays and banned from sale at corner shops and newsagents. more...
Eggs warning for consumers
PEOPLE in the North West region are being warned to cook eggs properly before eating them after two outbreaks of salmonella food poisoning which have already claimed one life. more...
On this day - October 17
1651: Charles II, defeated by Cromwell at Worcester, fled to France, destitute and friendless. more...
Bolton Sport
Winter rounders - report & results
THE WEATHER was again kind for the second week of Winter Rounders, but despite having six players back from holiday, Royal Hotel could only muster five to play Mytham Ladies in the John Smiths Farnworth League, and again more...
Looking for action
A TEENAGE footballer is looking for a Sunday league side. more...
Team Horse Odds
1 CAUGHT NAPPING...The Tatling 12-1 7 48.87+ more...
Top ref in town
PREMIER League referee Jeff Winter is guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Bolton Referees Society at Tonge Moor Conservative Club, tonight, start 7.45pm. more...
Wanderers award winner dies, age 65
Club man Eric Boardman of Manchester League Premier Division Atherton Town has died. more...
Games in brief
Westhoughton Lions U11s 16, Mayfield Mustangs U11s 10 - AFTER going behind to an early try Lions fought back strongly to clinch an impressive win over Mayfield. more...
Mets' miserable start continues
Clock Face 58 Bolton Mets 4: BOLTON Mets LFC struggled to their fourth consecutive defeat with a heavy loss in St Helens. more...
Junior Rugby League Under 12's
Hindley Under12's 4, Leigh Miners Rangers 6 - Although not at their best the Miners Rangers came awy from Hindley with a win. more...
Basketball aces set for the top
AFTER relegation from the Manchester Premier League Bolton Basketball Club tipped off their bid to gain immediate promotion with a home clash against Canutes second team. more...
Jane's big comeback
PLAYERS from the south of England have long maintained a stranglehold on the national tennis title but Lancashire's Jane O'Donoghue may change the form book when the Hastings Direct National Tennis Championships returns to Bolton Arena next week. more...
United's "Sally Gunnell" to clear biggest hurdle?
THE Manchester derby doesn't need any side issues to stoke up the fans' interest. more...
Stats obvious . . . but it quiets the cynics
STILL on Manchester's 'Big Two' a study undertaken at Manchester University has revealed that - surprise, surprise - United do have fans in Manchester and not all City fans live within a few miles radius of Maine Road. more...
Beeb must honour our golden girl
IF Paula Radcliffe doesn't win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award we might as well all pack up and go home. more...
Wage cuts stir Hornets nest
WATFORD are living proof that there is too much money in football. more...
Mask more football uglies
I WAS gutted to see Facundo Sava celebrate scoring for Fulham by running around wearing a mask. more...
Bolton back on track after win
Lytham 14, Bolton RUFC 17 - AFTER last week's poor showing against Didsbury, Bolton were determined to put together a strong team performance against a dangerous Lytham side. more...
Goal ace needs to learn, says Preece
BURY'S teenage striker David Nugent is set for another taste of first team action after escaping suspension. more...
Deane fail to rise to challenge
BOLTON Golf Association champions Deane were shown little mercy when they played an annual challenge match. more...
What the papers say on Thursday
DAILY MIRROR: Bungling goalkeeper David Seaman made a shocking error as Sven-Goran Eriksson's luck ran out at the St Mary's stadium last night. more...
Feast of tennis
MOST of the top players in British tennis will be in action at the Bolton Arena for the nine-day Hastings Direct National Tennis Championships which start on Friday. more...
What's on TV on Thursday
GOLF: World Matchplay Championship from Wentworth - BBC2 1100, 1530; Walt Disney World Resort Golf Classic from Florida - Sky Sports 2 2000. more...
Bolton Wanderers
Tofting: What was said in court
STIG Tofting was found guilty of striking the owner of the Cafe Ketchup and a chef, during a party for the Danish squad after the team's World Cup defeat by England. more...
Sam checks out-of-work World Cup star
SAM Allardyce re-emphasised the special requirements of the Premiership as he ran the rule over an unemployed World Cup striker - and suggested he may not come up to scratch. more...
Disgraced Keane considers appeal
ROY Keane has two weeks to decide whether to appeal against the £150,000 fine and five-match ban he must serve following his double disciplinary setback at the Reebok Stadium. more...
Whites middle men give Sam major spur
Wanderers Res 1 Leeds United Res 3 - PAUL Warhurst and Ricardo Gardner gave Sam Allardyce a welcome boost when they played their way back into the Premiership reckoning last night. more...
Ex-Wanderers ace McAdams dies, aged 68
BILLY McAdams, the former Wanderers and Northern Ireland centre-forward, has died at the age of 68. more...
Dean returns to Reebok coaching role
DEAN Crombie is back on Wanderers' books for the third time. more...
Wanderers in search for disabled footballers
WANDERERS will be holding further 'Ability Counts' coaching sessions at St Joseph's High School and Sports College for advanced disabled footballers. more...
Burnley News
Town centre: Here's one we made earlier
THE ambitious plans for Burnley town centre unveiled exclusively in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph this week will no doubt have excited many in the town. more...
Mystery of the man behind travel trust
A COUNTY councillor is appealing for more information about a man whose legacy is helping send children around the world. more...
Firework campaign hits the streets
POLICE in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale have launched a hard-hitting campaign aimed at curbing the misuse of fireworks in the run up to bonfire night. more...
Padiham and Hapton Bulletin
THE Mayor and Mayoress of Padiham Councillors Granville and Pat Lord attended the official opening of Padiham Snooker Club. more...
Sex offender failed to pass on new address
AN ex-convict on the Sex Offenders Register did not tell police when he moved, a court was told. more...
School's £500,000 new lease of life
A PADIHAM High School has been given a new lease of life thanks to £500,000 of government investment. more...
Free travel on buses for police
A NEW partnership between a local bus operator and police in Pennine Division has been fixed up to increase public reassurance and reduce anti-social behaviour. more...
Bury Education
Specialists to teach pupils on road safety
SPECIALLY trained volunteers will be going into the borough's schools to teach youngsters how to cross the road safely. more...
School stays open
TEARS of relief were shed by parents when a Ramsbottom primary school escaped closure at a crunch meeting. more...
Bury Leisure
Major clean up
RESIDENTS are to stage a series of clean-up sessions. more...
Bury News
Cops warn OAPs about conmen
BOGUS workmen are being hunted by police after they tricked their way into the homes of three Radcliffe pensioners. more...
Bury Sport
Super Rivs hold out to stun leaders
SECOND bottom Rivington produced the shock of the day when they ended leaders Radcliffe Amateurs' unbeaten record with a 4-3 victory. more...
Fearless Shakers will stay on the attack
SHAKERS' new-look attacking formation could get another airing after manager Andy Preece leapt to its defence. more...
Goal ace needs to learn, says Preece
BURY'S teenage striker David Nugent is set for another taste of first team action after escaping suspension. more...
Powergen Cup first round
Halifax...22pts Sedgley P...16pts - SEDGLEY Park crashed out of the Powergen Cup to add another disappointing chapter to this season's sorry story. more...
Clarets Sport
No one likes to hear of clubs being in trouble
IT looks as if Leicester City has found a temporary solution to their cash crisis with players taking a pay-cut, or at least deferring their payment. more...
Clitheroe News
MPs put their foot down
DISAPPOINTED MPs have drawn up their own progamme of vital road improvements after the area was left out of the latest round of projects across England. more...
Colne News
Landlords unite to ban troublemakers
DRINKERS who cause trouble in Earby and Kelbrook will suffer the same fate as those in neighbouring towns by being banned from pubs for a possible 12 months. more...
Worker stole from boss to pay debts
A HARD-UP worker used his boss's cash after his wedding was called off and he was left with debts. more...
Principal Rachael comes home again
COLNE-born musician Rachael Clegg will return home next week as principal oboe in the Manchester Camerata Orchestra. more...
Titanic star plays on
THE musician who played the part of bandleader Wallace Hartley in the film Titanic will perform for an audience in East Lancashire next month. more...
Darwen News
Justice for our girl
A CONCERNED stepfather today demanded justice for three schoolgirls after the case against a man accused of sex offences against them collapsed. more...
Community in the know
THE first newsletter of the East Rural Community Regeneration Board, which gives residents a say on Darwen issues, has been launched. more...
£1million centre gets off to a sure start
A NEW scheme worth more than £1million has been praised today by local councillors. more...
Lancashire News
Free ticket to Tenerife
THE thought of a week's holiday, lying on a beach, was enough to spur on landlords and landladies to raise funds for the Magic Eye Appeal. more...
The fax of the matter
WHEN Fax Your MP (www.faxyourmp.com) was launched about a year ago, it set out to allow people to quickly and easily contact their local Member of Parliament. more...
Broadband fight begins
IF you have just signed up for broadband access to the internet, the fight is on to get you to pay for online services. more...
A light keyboard
HOW about this for a great idea - a keyboard made of light that can be projected onto a flat surface and typed away on. more...
Ten years ago
"ACCRINGTON Stanley, Hero of the People," by Joe Boyle, a children's book, was launched by 100 school pupils from St Oswald's, Green Haworth, St Anne's and St Joseph's. more...
Five years ago
MEMBERS of the handicraft group Red Rose Quilters donated a kaleidoscope bedspread quilt to Nightsafe in Blackburn to raise money for homeless people. more...
Justice for our girl
A CONCERNED stepfather today demanded justice for three schoolgirls after the case against a man accused of sex offences against them collapsed. more...
Holiday firm in trouble
THE crisis at struggling holiday operator MyTravel deepened today after the group issued its second profits warning in just 18 days. more...
Travel firm's crisis deepens
THE crisis at struggling holiday operator MyTravel, formerly Airtours, deepened today after the group issued its second profits warning in just 18 days. more...
Sex pest strikes again
POLICE are hunting a cycle-riding sex pest who has exposed himself to women six times in the last month. more...
Time to ring the changes for weary GPs
ROY Davies (Letters, October 9) seems to refer back to some halcyon days of general practice. more...
Funding can be found all around
IT IS nonsense for Martin Callaghan (Letters, October 11) to state that "we are not eligible for single regeneration budget funding in Darwen". more...
Get a finger on the pulse
WHAT a pity that the writer of your leader column (LET, October 7) failed to point out that there are two definitions of 'nig-nog' and that anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't even question that Jim Bowen used the original and first definition -- quite correctly, in my view. more...
Free speech, a thing of the past
I THINK it is disgusting that Jim Bowen should feel forced to retire because of his remarks "nig nog," (LET, October 7). more...
We all have to protect Nellie
THE tale of plucky pensioner, 91-year-old Nellie Duxbury seizing her rolling pin to beat off two con-men bent on robbing her home provokes a mixture of admiration, amusement -- and concern. more...
Lancashire Sport
Mel's magic form books links date
BURNLEY'S Mel Link had to go all the way to the North East to steal one of their qualifying spots and win a place at the final of a national golf competition! more...
England coach's praise for Walker
BURNLEY'S Danielle Walker has been hailed as "a star of the future" by England Fell Coach Norman Matthews after a stunning international debut in the Home Countries Junior match at Moel Ellio near Llanberis. more...
Incredible night for Taylor
CLARETS striker Gareth Taylor enjoyed a "brilliant" night at the Millennium Stadium as part of the Welsh squad that beat mighty Italy. more...
Duff doubtful for Magpies clash
ROVERS winger Damien Duff today admitted he's likely to miss Saturday's game against Newcastle after he limped out of last night's Republic of Ireland match with a fresh injury worry. more...
Put Seaman out to pasture, Sven
VETERAN keeper David Seaman came under growing pressure to retire from international football after his first-half howler heaped further embarrassment on England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. more...
Clarets face a Foxes backlash
LEICESTER City received a massive boost just days before their clash with the Clarets at the Walkers Stadium with a deal that should secure their future until the end of the season. more...
Bidding hots up for seat
BIDDING is continuing today for the right to take Clarets boss Stan Ternent's seat on the Burnley bench at Leicester's Walkers Stadium. more...
Put Seaman out to pasture, Sven
VETERAN keeper David Seaman came under growing pressure to retire from international football after his first-half howler heaped further embarrassment on England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. more...
Tommo wants his own place
BLACKBURN midfielder David Thompson today vowed to bounce back bigger and stronger for his England experience after watching last night's 2-2 draw with Macedonia from the stands. more...
Duff doubtful for Magpies clash
ROVERS winger Damien Duff today admitted he's likely to miss Saturday's game against Newcastle after he limped out of last night's Republic of Ireland match with a fresh injury worry. more...
Ticket news for Celtic
JUST under 3,000 Rovers fans will be able to travel to Glasgow to see the first leg of the mouth-watering Battle of Britain with Celtic. more...
Leigh Education
Double honour for junior school
A LEIGH junior school has received glowing accolades from church and Government inspectors. more...
Leigh Leisure
School reunion
A REUNION for those who left Atherton Hesketh Fletcher school in 1983 is being held on Saturday, October 26 at Atherton Laburnum Rovers soccer ground at Spa Road. more...
Disney comes to town
rMANCHESTER is set to come alive in a most spectacular way when Disney's Beauty and the Beast explodes onto the stage at the Palace Theatre from Thursday, October 24. more...
Teen mag in search for model wannabes
CALLING all wannabe models. Teen magazineSugar is searching for a new covergirl and will be scouring the Trafford Centre on Friday, October 25. more...
Three Towns concert
THREE Towns' Operatic Society stage a concert on Saturday, October 26 (7.30pm start) in Bedford Methodist Church. Admission of £3.50 includes refreshments. more...
Councillors surgeries
COUNCILLORS serving on Wigan MBC will be holding the following advice surgeries: more...
RNLI charity nights invitation
ATHERTON may be 30 miles away from the sea but this doesn't affect the spirit of the town's Royal National Lifeboat Institution supporters. more...
Art show
AN artist who has gained a reputation in Europe and the USA is exhibiting at Leigh's Turnpike Gallery. Maria Marshall's Fine Lines show runs until November 9. more...
Charity begins at the checkout
CHARITY will begin at the checkout at an estate store. more...
Scouts appeal
EVERGREEN Scouts have tracked down 60 former 13th Leigh Bedford Cub Scout group members who'll be at a reunion due to gather at 7.30pm on November 1 at Leigh Rugby Union Club. more...
Burham surgery
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham's advice surgeries will start an hour earlier tomorrow (Friday). more...
Billy's music lives on
THE music of Billy Fury -- one time idol of the 60s and 70s Rock and Roll era -- rang out through Bolton's Albert Halls as if he had never been gone. more...
See this Broadway classic
WHO'S Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will be at the Manchester Library Theatre from October 25 until November 23 in its 15th birthday season. more...
Join the fun at Folk Club
LEIGH Folk Club will echo with side-splitting laughter when comic rhyme genius Les Barker appears on the bill at Leigh Conservative Club in Railway Road. more...
Top choir's visit
THE flag of the Welsh dragon will fly high next Friday when a renowned Welsh choir performs in Lowton. more...
Band answers the call to remember
PROUD bandsmen have answered the call to lead Leigh's Remembrance Day parade in November. more...
Leigh News
Scumbags strike again
BARGAIN hunters at Tyldesley Salvation Army charity shop were disappointed to find it closed late on Friday morning. more...
Smile at Becks!
I DON'T hear jokes like I used to, but this one sent to the office tickled me. more...
Quicker please
LEIGH brainbox Dan Turnbull captained the Brasenose, Oxford, team in the University Challenge match screened on BBC 2 on Monday. more...
World gone mad
ON a day when TV showed the Japanese Grand Prix three times, Paula Ratcliffe's world record breaking Chicago marathon, Leigh's RL Grand Final and the big snooker final, I discovered the International King of Sports on Channel 5. more...
Bickershaw road delays
MOTORISTS travelling to Wigan via Bickershaw Lane will have their journeys disrupted on weekdays until Tuesday. more...
Witness appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 60-year-old woman was seriously injured on the East Lancs Road. more...
Parish priest retires, 75
PARISH Priest Father Arthur Mulcahy has retired from St Ambrose Barlow RC Church, Astley. more...
Police letter appeal
DRUG busters are keen to contact the person who wrote a letter to Leigh police following the Journal story highlighting the jailing of three heroin suppliers. more...
Harry Nicholson
IN the obituary for Mr Harry Nicholson, former deputy chairman of Leigh Local History Society, published in last week's Journal, it was stated "he leaves a wife, Irene and daughter Barbara". more...
JOHN-Our Lead-Brian
LEIGH'S Plank Lane is earmarked as a leisure map location with a boating marina at the heart of revitalisation plans for the derelict Bickershaw pit site. more...
Fireworks warning
LEIGH firefighters are fully behind Greater Manchester County Fire Service's campaign to stamp out firework-related incidents in the run up to Bonfire Night. more...
Parking fine victory for Peter
BUSINESSMAN Peter Cuthbert has won a landmark parking victory thanks to a 54 years old traffic regulation. more...
Wrestling debut
A DREAM team of American-style wrestlers is bringing its original show to Westleigh for the first time. more...
Stacey rev's up for a big biking career
DAREDEVIL motocross starlet Stacey Fisher is riding high as the nation's number two. more...
P'Mum' Joan calls it a day
A MUCH-loved mum to many has retired. Leigh's senior assistant librarian Joan Montford waved farewell after 28 years service. more...
Leigh vicar to retire
A LEIGH vicar who describes himself as "an original Essex man" is retiring at the end of the month due to ill health. more...
Youth gets a fighting chance
YOUTH is being given a fighting chance by Astley Rotary Club. more...
Drugs dealer wins jail term appeal
A DRUG dealer who told police he was doing people a favour by supplying them with ecstacy and cannabis successfully appealed against the length of his jail sentence. more...
Six thousand sign fireworks petitions
SIX thousand locals have signed the national fireworks petition handed to PM Tony Blair yesterday. (Wednesday) more...
Leigh Sport
FA Cup danger
RMI managed to avoid another Conference club in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup - but they still face a tough test to make the First Round Proper. more...
Centurions fall again at final Super League hurdle
Hat-trick of heartbreaks more...
Leigh blitzed in derby battle
Wigan 34 Leigh 1st XV 14 - LEIGH produced a below par performance in their local derby game at Wigan. more...
Ward pounces to lift RMI spirits
Leigh RMI 2 Stevenage Borough 1 - CHRIS Ward started to repay the faith that Steve Waywell has shown in him by scoring his first for the club in the victory over Stevenage Borough. more...
Harriers off to flying start
LEIGH Harriers started the cross-country season with some outstanding results in the first South East Lancs Cross Country League meeting. more...
Far from Ideal...
Ideal Isberg 20 Leigh East 20 - EAST should now be top of the National Conference Premier Division. more...
Tommy guns down leaders
Leigh Miners Rangers 36 Castleford Lock Lane 0 - HIGH-FLYING Lock Lane were brought to earth with a bump as the Miners shattered their previous 100 per cent National Conference League Premier Division record. more...
Teams for Saturday 19th October
1st XV From Davies, Prescott, Young (c), Wood, Newton, Hampson, Robinson, Penn, Browning, Bullough, Sutton, Cunliffe, Fletcher, Bridge, Bentham, Murray, Wilcock, Wynn, Bate, Lee. De La Salle away. Meet at 1.00pm more...
East U11s beaten
LEIGH East U11s showed tremendous spirit in their 26-16 defeat by Woolston. more...
Narrow win (Junior Rugby League Under 12's)
Hindley Under12's 4, V Leigh Miners Rangers 6 - ALTHOUGH not at their best, the Leigh Miners Rangers U12s came away from Hindley with a win. more...
GOING, GOING...
THE financial implications of Leigh Centurions' failure to make Super League are already beginning to be felt at Hilton Park. more...
Rising stars
TWO Bedford High School students have won places in rugby league's National Player Development Camp. more...
LISA date
THE next Leigh RL LISA meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 22 in the Mick Martyn Bar. more...
Nelson News
Crash victim Kevin's now a hill raiser
AN ex-boxer is fighting fit to tackle a record-breaking hike of Pendle Hill a week after being involved in a serious car accident. more...
Park terror gang hunted by police
POLICE are hunting a gang of teenagers who are carrying out a campaign of terror aimed at youngsters in Barrowford. more...
Air rage smoker is jailed
A PASSENGER who started trouble on a packed aeroplane after lighting a cigarette has been jailed for two months - almost four years after the event. more...
Benefit service praised
PENDLE Council's housing benefit service has been ranked among the best in the country. more...
Preston News
Councillor to face fewer charges
FOUR charges of incitement against a Preston councillor have now been dropped. more...
Rawtenstall News
Banishing boredom to cut crime
POLICE in Rossendale have teamed up with the youth service to provide a "boredom-busting" half-term programme for vulnerable teenagers. more...
Drugs mix killed teenager
A TEENAGER died after taking drugs including speed, ecstasy and heroin, an inquest heard. more...
Warning over car thefts
A CRIME prevention message has been issued by police in Ramsbottom after high-value cars have been stolen in neighbouring divisions. more...
Rovers Sport
I knew Sparky had it in him!
THE whole of Wales woke-up with a massive hangover this morning after celebrating one of the most famous victories in their history last night -- and it's all thanks to my old team-mate Mark Hughes! more...
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